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Penasco, NM vs Questa, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Questa, is 73% more than it is in Penasco and is 20% below the National Average.
- Penasco unemployment rate is 10.5%.
- Questa unemployment rate is 10.5%.
 Penasco, NMQuesta, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,960  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,424$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Penasco, NMQuesta, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K20.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.0%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, NMQuesta, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.8%6.5%
 Community, social services6.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%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  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%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  Unlock7.0%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 Questa    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Questa isn't an expensive place to live ... especially if compared to neighboring Red River and  More

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Questa is a very expensive place to live. Everything (housing, food and utilities) are too expensive. I would'nt recommend to any  More

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