Mcalister's Livability
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About Mcalister, NM
Mcalister, NM is located in Quay County in the state of New Mexico.
The total City Population for Mcalister is about 238 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $102,973 for Quay County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $127,634 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,750, which is roughly 8% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,340 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.43Male Population Estimate: 54.6%
Female Population Estimate: 45.4%
Median Age: 43.5
Male Median Age: 50.5
Female Median Age: 40.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:10.1%
Indian:5%
Black:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![Martin Heinrich](/assets/images/politicians/senators/martin_heinrich.jpg)
![Ben Ray Luján](/assets/images/politicians/senators/ben_ray_luja_n.jpg)
![Michelle Lujan Grisham](/assets/images/politicians/governors/michelle_lujan_grisham.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 30.21%
Libertarian: 1.06%
Green: 0.44%
Other: 0.28%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Mcalister specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Quay County: About 18.3 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Quay County: About 479.588 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Quay County is about 78% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 40% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
New Mexico is ranked #13 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 67.89 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.44The average living wage for the state of New Mexico is $31.58/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Mexico a minimum wage score of 59.22 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.55/hr, which gives New Mexico a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 2.4 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Mexico is $274.70, resulting in a UI benefit score of 84.75 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Mexico does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Mexico does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X New Mexico does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X New Mexico does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X New Mexico does provide some form of paid family leave.
X New Mexico does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Mexico does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X New Mexico does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Mexico does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Mexico does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Mexico does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Mexico does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Mexico does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Mexico does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Mexico does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Mexico does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Mexico does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Mexico does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Mc Alister, NM ( 6.51 mi. )
- House, NM ( 7.82 mi. )
- Quay, NM ( 16.71 mi. )
- Tolar, NM ( 18.86 mi. )
- Melrose, NM ( 20.01 mi. )
- Taiban, NM ( 21.87 mi. )
- Saint Vrain, NM ( 25.08 mi. )
- Cameron, NM ( 26.25 mi. )
- Grady, NM ( 27.62 mi. )
- Fort Sumner, NM ( 29.85 mi. )
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM ( 30.90 mi. )
- Tucumcari, NM ( 33.23 mi. )
- Cannon AFB, NM ( 33.44 mi. )
- Floyd, NM ( 34.45 mi. )
- Lake Sumner, NM ( 34.66 mi. )
- Ft Sumner, NM ( 35.67 mi. )
- Clovis, NM ( 37.58 mi. )
- Newkirk, NM ( 37.99 mi. )
- San Jon, NM ( 38.18 mi. )
- Bellview, NM ( 38.96 mi. )
- Bell Ranch, NM ( 40.28 mi. )
- Glenrio, NM ( 40.46 mi. )
- Pleasant Hill, NM ( 41.66 mi. )
- Bard, NM ( 42.55 mi. )
- Cuervo, NM ( 42.78 mi. )
- Portales, NM ( 42.96 mi. )
- Texico, NM ( 46.23 mi. )
- Farwell, TX ( 47.07 mi. )
- Logan, NM ( 49.66 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 88427Latitude: 34.692300
Longitude: -103.776400
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 4765.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 575