2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Penasco, NM vs Hector, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Hector, is 52% more than it is in Penasco and is 37% below the National Average.
- Penasco unemployment rate is 10.5%.
- Hector unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Penasco, NMHector, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,960  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,417$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Penasco, NMHector, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K20.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Penasco, NMHector, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.5%6.5%
 Community, social services6.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair24.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.0%13.1%
Reviews for Penasco    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

i have lived there almost my whole life have have to say that i love the fishing.Lots of brown trout,native,some cut throat.But the camping is some of the best lots of  More

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Reviews for Hector    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived here for about 3 years. My husband lived here when he was younger. We moved here to get our kids out of the big school of Russellville, Arkansas. I love the  More

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