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87002 Zip Code (Los Chaves, NM) Detailed Profile




Cities: Los Chaves, NM (2.15%), Rio Communities, NM (1.82%), Belen, NM (1.76%), Jarales, NM (1.66%), Casa Colorada, NM (1.63%), Madrone, NM (0.89%), Sausal, NM (0.66%), Pueblitos, NM (0.62%)
County: Valencia County, NM
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 19,993
Zip code population in 2010: 22,517
Zip code population in 2000: 20,673

Houses and condos: 9,082
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,457
% of renters here:

19%
State:

29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87002: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 344.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 58 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 87002
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.6% ($1,091)
New Mexico:

0.7% ($1,638)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,206 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $943 (0.7%)

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Males: 9,949  (49.8%)
Females: 10,043  (50.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 87002:

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87002:

  • Never married: 31.8%
  • Now married: 41.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 17.2%

Zip code 87002 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 87002 (2022)
    • 12,16060.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 6,60333.0%White
    • 5542.8%Two or more races
    • 2521.3%Black
    • 2571.3%Asian
    • 1130.6%American Indian
    • 530.3%Some other race
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Urban population: 14,699
Rural population: 5,293

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $171,521
87002:

$171,521
New Mexico:

$243,100



According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists, there were 29 registered sex offenders living in 87002 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 87002 is 758 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

48.4 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.6 people
New Mexico:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87002, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,646 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$44,646
State:

$59,146

Salary/wage: $39,182 (reported on 77.1% of returns)
Here:

$39,182
State:

$48,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1101.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3435.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6278.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9160.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16034.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 41730.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,300 (reported on 24.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,300
New Mexico:

$1,616
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 19.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 219.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1570.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,400 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:

$4,400
State:

$7,816
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 367.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2550.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,129 (reported on 7.8% of returns)
Here:

+$12,129
State:

+$19,595
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 16.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 479.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16080.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,409 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:

+$9,409
State:

+$11,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 120.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 224.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 910.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,375 (reported on 6.2% of returns)
87002:

$15,375
New Mexico:

$20,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.9% for AGIs below $25k, 42.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 142.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 323.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1015.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,150 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
Here:

$29,150
State:

$33,187
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 198.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 270.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 677.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2953.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,705 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:

$7,705
State:

$11,850
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 244.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,556 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
87002:

$5,556
State:

$7,150
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 150.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 723.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,391 (reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,391
State:

$2,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.4%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 92.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87002, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,253 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$39,253
State:

$50,343

Salary/wage: $34,030 (reported on 77.7% of returns)
Here:

$34,030
State:

$41,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 29.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,639 (reported on 28.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,639
New Mexico:

$1,677
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,529 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:

$4,529
State:

$6,939
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,872 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:

+$10,872
State:

+$14,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 26.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,005 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:

+$8,005
State:

+$11,059
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,566 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
87002:

$11,566
New Mexico:

$15,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,284 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns)
Here:

$18,284
State:

$21,709

Here:

23.8% of AGI
State:

19.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,203 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:

$3,203
State:

$4,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,329 (reported on 21.4% of returns)
87002:

$4,329
State:

$6,176
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,408 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:

$2,408
State:

$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.8%
Here:

48%
State:

50%
(% for various income ranges: 45.3% for AGIs below $25k, 48.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87002, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,919 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$32,919
State:

$39,572

Salary/wage: $30,253 (reported on 81.2% of returns)
Here:

$30,253
State:

$34,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,001 (reported on 34.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,001
New Mexico:

$1,873
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,695 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,695
State:

$3,554
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,544 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:

+$5,544
State:

+$10,425
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,424 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
Here:

+$6,424
State:

+$8,875
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,785 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
87002:

$2,785
New Mexico:

$2,940
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $11,417 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:

$11,417
New Mexico:

$13,110

Total itemized deductions: $15,503 (25% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:

$15,503
State:

$18,103

Here:

25.5% of AGI
State:

21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.3% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,401 (4% of AGI, reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:

$2,401
State:

$3,246

Here:

3.7% of AGI
State:

3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,984 (reported on 68.4% of returns)
87002:

$3,984
State:

$6,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,759 (reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,759
State:

$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.4%
Here:

59%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 57.2% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$51,521
New Mexico:

$59,726
Los Chaves, NM (87002) map Nearest zip codes: 87023, 87062, 87042, 87006, 87028, 87068.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

36.9%
New Mexico:

41.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

9.0%
New Mexico:

40.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,728
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,031


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 339 (164 now married, 152 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,810 (1,355 now married, 2,456 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 87002 with a mortgage: 2,835 (225 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 125 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,088
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $371

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

17.8%
Whole state:

17.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

8.1%
Whole state:

9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.2
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 1642010 to 2019
  • 1,2032000 to 2009
  • 1,9581990 to 1999
  • 1,7091980 to 1989
  • 1,8471970 to 1979
  • 5731960 to 1969
  • 6471950 to 1959
  • 2161940 to 1949
  • 3871939 or earlier

Zip code 87002 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Los Chaves, NM (87002)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Los Chaves, NM (87002)
  • 68no bedroom
  • 1591 bedroom
  • 1,1172 bedrooms
  • 3,9923 bedrooms
  • 9024 bedrooms
  • 1145+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Chaves, NM (87002)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Chaves, NM (87002)
  • 71no bedroom
  • 1371 bedroom
  • 6502 bedrooms
  • 5663 bedrooms
  • 174 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Los Chaves, NM (87002) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Los Chaves, NM (87002) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 100no vehicle
  • 1,9341 vehicle
  • 1,7562 vehicles
  • 1,5313 vehicles
  • 5294 vehicles
  • 5805+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Los Chaves, NM (87002) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Los Chaves, NM (87002) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 55no vehicle
  • 7831 vehicle
  • 5152 vehicles
  • 813 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 205+ vehicles

  • Zip code 87002 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 87002 household income distribution in 2022
  • 736Less than $10,000
  • 370$10,000 to $14,999
  • 391$15,000 to $19,999
  • 412$20,000 to $24,999
  • 298$25,000 to $29,999
  • 510$30,000 to $34,999
  • 497$35,000 to $39,999
  • 385$40,000 to $44,999
  • 193$45,000 to $49,999
  • 637$50,000 to $59,999
  • 806$60,000 to $74,999
  • 949$75,000 to $99,999
  • 651$100,000 to $124,999
  • 364$125,000 to $149,999
  • 320$150,000 to $199,999
  • 227$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87002

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87002
  • 105Less than $10,000
  • 16$10,000 to $14,999
  • 74$15,000 to $19,999
  • 163$20,000 to $24,999
  • 108$25,000 to $29,999
  • 66$30,000 to $34,999
  • 77$35,000 to $39,999
  • 342$40,000 to $49,999
  • 97$50,000 to $59,999
  • 61$60,000 to $69,999
  • 211$70,000 to $79,999
  • 312$80,000 to $89,999
  • 203$90,000 to $99,999
  • 656$100,000 to $124,999
  • 216$125,000 to $149,999
  • 797$150,000 to $174,999
  • 335$175,000 to $199,999
  • 590$200,000 to $249,999
  • 590$250,000 to $299,999
  • 477$300,000 to $399,999
  • 244$400,000 to $499,999
  • 97$500,000 to $749,999
  • 141$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 13$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87002

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87002
  • 43$150 to $199
  • 113$200 to $249
  • 57$250 to $299
  • 6$350 to $399
  • 28$400 to $449
  • 52$450 to $499
  • 55$500 to $549
  • 96$550 to $599
  • 141$600 to $649
  • 193$650 to $699
  • 215$700 to $749
  • 65$750 to $799
  • 63$800 to $899
  • 110$900 to $999
  • 101$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1$1,500 to $1,999
  • 89No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $825.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $204,517.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,379
  • Black or African American householders: $185,699
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $200,665
  • Asian householders: $242,019
  • Some other race householders: $167,385
  • Two or more races householders: $195,348
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $176,049

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,521
87002:

$171,521
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,588 - $257,319

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $400,749
Here:

$400,749
State:

$322,045

Mobile homes: $200,554
Here:

$200,554
State:

$117,675
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 87002
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,883
  • One, attached: 197
  • Two: 221
  • 3 or 4: 78
  • 5 to 9: 24
  • 10 to 19: 207
  • 20 to 49: 90
  • 50 or more: 27
  • Mobile homes: 2,257
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Unemployment: 8.2%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 87002

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 87002
  • 77.8%5,875Drove a car alone
  • 7.5%567Carpooled
  • 1.0%78Subway or elevated
  • 1.1%83Walked
  • 3.2%242Other means
  • 9.4%710Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87002

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87002
  • 286Less than 5 minutes
  • 9065 to 9 minutes
  • 1,00410 to 14 minutes
  • 76915 to 19 minutes
  • 64420 to 24 minutes
  • 37825 to 29 minutes
  • 64930 to 34 minutes
  • 26535 to 39 minutes
  • 39540 to 44 minutes
  • 1,08545 to 59 minutes
  • 35160 to 89 minutes
  • 5990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,993
  • Male householders: 3,554 (1,082 living alone), Female householders: 4,192 (1,278 living alone)
  • 2,914 spouses (2,895 opposite-sex spouses), 562 unmarried partners, (514 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,995 children (5,496 natural, 213 adopted, 292 stepchildren), 910 grandchildren, 193 brothers or sisters, 408 parents, 0 foster children, 634 other relatives, 440 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 125 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,678 2-persons, 937 3-persons, 886 4-persons, 227 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,359 1-person, 359 2-persons, 14 4-persons

1,254 married couples with children.
1,013 single-parent households (312 men, 701 women).

74.2% of residents of 87002 zip code speak English at home.
25.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 18% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% very well, 46% well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% very well, 5% well).

Foreign born population: 1,655 (8.3%)
(41.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

8.3%
Whole state:

9.3%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 60%Honduras
  • 15%Taiwan
  • 8%Malaysia
  • 6%Thailand
  • 3%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
  • 3%Sweden
  • 1%Armenia
Most common first ancestries reported in 87002
  • 5%English
  • 5%German
  • 5%American
  • 2%Irish
  • 1%Swedish
  • 1%Danish
  • 1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3162010 or later
  • 2892000 to 2009
  • 3771990 to 1999
  • 788Before 1990

Zip code 87002 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • FRANK'S SEPTIC (LOCATED-P&R LIQUID WASTE DISP. in VALENCIA COUNTY, NM)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    Alternative names: A & A PUMPING, MR. LORENZO ROMERO, MR. TONY PADILLA
  • BELEN WWTP, CITY OF (1300 CONSERVICY ROAD in BELEN, NM)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0831, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1999-0904, ICIS-06-2000-0275,
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY,
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: BELEN, CITY OF, CITY OF BELEN, CITY OF BELEN WWTP
  • BELEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (520 NORTH MAIN ST in BELEN, NM)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1986-0092, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: LEGAL SERVICES; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLID SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
  • BELEN HIGH SCHOOL AUTO SHOP (WEST DELGADO AVE in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611026
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: BELEN SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER) , BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • AVONITE INCORPORATED (1945 HWY. 304 in BELEN, NM)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET; PLASTICS PLUMBING FIXTURES
    Business NAICS classification: UNLAMINATED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET (EXCEPT PACKAGING) MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: ARISTECH ACRYLICS LLC
  • RIO COMMUNITIES WW TREATMENT (42 CHISUM TRAIL in BELEN, NM)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: NEW MEXICO WATER SERVICE CO., RIO GRANDE UTILITIES CORP
  • BELEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (400 SOUTH 4TH in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611025
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LA MERCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (301 ALAME LOOP in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611038
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • JARAMILLO ELEMENTARY (MARIPOSA PARK in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611068
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • HOMEBOUND/HOSPITAL (520 N. MAIN in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611998
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY (673 EAST SCHOOL RD. in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611003
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BELEN ALTERNATIVE (WEST DELGADO AVE. in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611001
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY (376 JARAL ROAD in BELEN, NM)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-87611066
    Organizations: BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Zip code 87002 marital status for males
Zip code 87002 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 75.3%Utility gas
  • 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.4%Wood
  • 7.1%Electricity
  • 1.6%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 14,826. Population change in the 1990s: +5,847 (+39.4%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 12,231
  • Northeast: 648
  • Midwest: 1,309
  • South: 1,433
  • West: 2,542

61% of the 87002 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

93% of the 87002 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Los Chaves, NM (87002)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 315
Here:

18.6%
New Mexico:

10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 184
Here:

20.1%
New Mexico:

10.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42
Here:

6.5%
New Mexico:

12.3%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 85,767Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 71,522Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 59,110Personal care and service occupations
  • 58,544Transportation occupations
  • 57,178Management occupations
  • 56,129Business and financial operations occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BELEN, NM):

  • SAAVEDRA & RICE PA CPAS (610 BECKER AVE; small business) : $1,561,361 in 15 contracts in 2006
    Contracts for Weapons -- Management and Support (R&D) by Air Force
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $1,561,361.

    Biggest contracts:
    $250,000 with Air Force for Weapons -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
    $212,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2007-06-21.
    $190,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-30. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
    $127,514, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  • SISNEROS BROS MFG (2300 ROLDAN DRIVE; small business) : $1,392,114 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2003
    Contracts for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal, Structural Shapes, Nonferrous Base Metal by Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $564,961; 2003: $827,153; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $827,153 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2003-12-06. Completion date: 2004-12-05.
    $289,032 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2002-11-07. Completion date: 2003-12-05.
    $275,929 with Navy for Structural Shapes, Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2002-03-06. Completion date: 2002-12-05.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-06. Completion date: 2002-12-05.
  • SUD-CHEMIE INC (101 CHRISTINE DR; small business) : $746,597 in 28 contracts from 2000 to 2006
    Contracts for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies by Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $29,925; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $97,450; 2004: $107,550; 2005: $347,728; 2006: $163,944.

    Biggest contracts:
    $83,746 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-10-30.
    $71,700, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-08. Completion date: 2004-04-07.
    $60,228, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2006-07-24.
    $59,250, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-02. Completion date: 2005-03-04.
  • CASTILLO READY MIX INC (304 ROSEDALE CIR; small business) : $71,746 in 4 contracts from 2001 to 2002
    $36,000 with Army for Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms. Signed on 2002-03-04. Completion date: 2002-03-11.
    $30,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-30. Completion date: 2001-11-24.
    $5,100 with Army for Tile, Brick, and Block. Signed on 2002-09-27. Completion date: 2002-10-11.
    $646 with Army for Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms. Signed on 2001-12-11. Completion date: 2001-11-24.
  • DESERT GREENS EQUIPMENT, INC (19560 HIGHWAY 314; small business) : $56,368 in 9 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    Contracts for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Tractors, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment, Tractors, Wheeled, and more by Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary), Bureau of Land Management, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $46,892; 2006: $9,476.

    Biggest contracts:
    $24,892 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Taking place in AZ. Signed on 2005-09-06. Completion date: 2005-10-30.
    $8,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Tractors. Signed on 2005-12-07. Completion date: 2006-01-07.
    $6,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-22. Completion date: 2006-03-01.
    $4,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2005-10-20. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  • MENDEZ CONSTRUCTION (2593 HWY 47)
    $17,950 with Army for Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2005-09-17. Completion date: 2005-10-11.
  • MAVRICK'S BBQ & CATERING, LLC (20 SERAFIN RD; small business) : $14,883 in 2 contracts in 2004
    $12,956 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-19. Completion date: 2004-10-23.
    $1,927, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2004-10-23.
  • BAYCOR CONTRACTING (12 ERNALDO RD; small business)
    $11,610 with Forest Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
  • CENTRAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR (1416 HGWY 85; small business)
    $8,234 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Vehicular Equipment Components. Signed on 2005-02-01. Completion date: 2005-03-02.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 98 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 123 people in nursing homes
  • 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED154$124,07677$86,140479$137,87656$35,5340$031$104,56630$81,885
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$137,9808$84,53672$134,24412$47,1021$650,0007$58,6618$90,018
APPLICATIONS DENIED26$150,69334$125,174255$145,03186$40,7990$016$132,17453$90,491
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN11$134,4429$159,252174$139,52613$76,6330$09$114,94314$106,986
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$83,0004$56,77032$163,2930$00$01$83,0003$67,017
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED11$121,2735$204,5042$125,9750$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$221,8732$104,5200$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$260,6505$231,8282$186,3451$112,040
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 87002
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 87002 - Value

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 168. The highest number of fires - 292 took place in 2011, and the least - 19 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 87002 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (61.8%), and Structure Fires (24.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 87002
    • 1,66561.8%Outside Fires
    • 65724.4%Structure Fires
    • 2348.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 1365.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 87002, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 87002 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John8172.5 years
Mary7776.4 years
William7273.5 years
Robert6666.6 years
Jose6177.2 years
James5372.4 years
Frank4574.7 years
George3974.4 years
Maria3779.8 years
Charles3770.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 87002 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Sanchez13774.7 years
Chavez12973.9 years
Baca7975.7 years
Garcia6977.6 years
Romero5170.7 years
Trujillo4770.6 years
Castillo4377.0 years
Jaramillo4076.8 years
Padilla4071.8 years
Smith3677.4 years
Businesses in zip code 87002
NameCountNameCount
AutoZone1SONIC Drive-In1
Circle K1Sears1
Cricket Wireless1Subway2
FedEx2Super 81
H&R Block1T-Mobile1
Holiday Inn1Taco Bell1
Jones New York1True Value1
Long John Silver's1U-Haul3
McDonald's1UPS2
Nike1Walmart1
Pizza Hut1
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