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Place dossier plate
SheetNM-CANNON-AFB-NM · Cannon AFB, NM 2,876 pop · income 46th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Cannon AFB
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Cannon AFB on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
University Pa… · lowest
25,433
University Pa… · lowest
25,433 median HH income
18.2% of the leader · rank #1
Hermiston · near
67,128
Hermiston · near
67,128 median HH income
47.9% of the leader · rank #2
Villa Ridge · near
67,129
Villa Ridge · near
67,129 median HH income
47.9% of the leader · rank #3
Gumlog · near
67,131
Gumlog · near
67,131 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #4
Cannon AFB · this city
67,132
Cannon AFB · this city
67,132 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #5
Marshfield · near
67,134
Marshfield · near
67,134 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #6
Westlake · highest
140,000
Westlake · highest
140,000 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Cannon AFB on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,876.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Cannon AFB places in the 46th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
46th
percentile, household income
39th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Cannon AFB, NM
New Mexico's Cannon AFB is a small town, with 2,876 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Cannon AFB brings in $67,132 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.2%. The median resident age is 22.8 years. 33.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in New Mexico run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, New Mexico scores 92.2 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,129 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts New Mexico's average monthly utility costs around $167 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 58.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Cannon AFB's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Cannon AFB, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Cannon AFB?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 64.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Which cities make useful reference points for Cannon AFB?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within New Mexico, the closest population matches are Agua Fria (2,842 residents, $47,438 income); Crownpoint (2,924 residents, $35,926 income); Dulce (2,782 residents, $41,886 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Olga, FL (2,876 residents); Westlake, FL (2,876 residents); Gramercy, LA (2,876 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Below median income · poverty 9.2% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
92.2 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, New Mexico average
C
City profile score · Cannon AFB, NM
56/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
92.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share C+
33.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income D
$67,132
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Cannon AFB profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 77/100 (B+) · 92.2 index
Bachelor's+ share: 64/100 (C+) · 33.6%
Household income: 45/100 (D) · $67,132
Poverty rate: 43/100 (D) · 9.2%
How does Cannon AFB compare to other US cities?
Cannon AFB measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income46% higher than other cities
Median rent39% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Cannon AFB against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New Mexico only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New Mexico-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Cannon AFB near the bottom of New Mexico's cities
Among the 409 New Mexico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Cannon AFB ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cannon AFB only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#114 of 324
65th percentile in New Mexico
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 409
0th percentile in New Mexico
Poverty Rate
#235 of 408
42nd percentile in New Mexico
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#87 of 409
78th percentile in New Mexico
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New Mexico only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
46th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$67,132Cannon AFB, NM median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Cannon AFB, NM median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Cannon AFB, NM.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)19.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,876
Median Income
$67,132
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
22.8
Poverty Rate
9.2%
Labor force participation
19.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
33.6%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
64.0%
Carpool
18.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
14.2%
Work from Home
0.7%
Other
3.0%
Based on 1,597 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New Mexico statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $167
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New Mexico at $167 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are New Mexico statewide averages, not a meter reading for Cannon AFB. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New Mexico's BEA cost-of-living index is 92.2 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Cannon AFB is $1,129/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New Mexico statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 58.9 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New Mexico statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Cannon AFB sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Cannon AFB compares to similar-size New Mexico cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.