87044 Zip Code (Ponderosa, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 160
Zip code population in 2010: 387
Zip code population in 2000: 338

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87044: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 14.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,793 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $625 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 87044:

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 112.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87044:

• Never married: 43.5%
• Now married: 16.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 32.5%

• 
• • 11773.1%White
  • 2515.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1811.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87044, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,959 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,959
State:	$59,146

Salary/wage: $43,562 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$43,562
State:	$48,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1095.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2772.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10290.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $260 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$260
New Mexico:	$1,616

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$2,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 195.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.2%

Here:	88%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87044, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,921 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,921
State:	$50,343

Salary/wage: $36,558 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$36,558
State:	$41,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
New Mexico:	$1,677

Profit/loss from business: +$4,750 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,750
State:	+$11,059

Total itemized deductions: $16,950 (23% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,950
State:	$21,709

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	19.8% of AGI

Taxes paid: $3,400 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

87044:	$3,400
State:	$6,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,267 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 42.9%

Here:	43%
State:	50%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87044, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,591 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,591
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $30,216 (reported on 89.9% of returns)

Here:	$30,216
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $382 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$382
New Mexico:	$1,873

Profit/loss from business: +$429 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$429
State:	+$8,875

Total itemized deductions: $16,000 (27% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,000
State:	$18,103

Here:	26.6% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,917 (3% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,917
State:	$3,246

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,260 (reported on 67.1% of returns)

87044:	$3,260
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,520 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,520
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.0%

Here:	57%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 45.2% for AGIs below $10k, 62.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 87024, 87025, 87072, 87004, 87083, 87041.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 88

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (0 now married, 18 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87044 with a mortgage: 29
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $757
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $383

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 87044 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 34$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87044

• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999
• 18$250,000 to $299,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $244,605
• Some other race householders: $190,098
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $202,165

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $176,810

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,061

Here:	$217,061
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $662,366

Here:	$662,366
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 144
• Mobile homes: 31

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87044

• 70.3%49Drove a car alone
• 33.0%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87044

• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 640 to 44 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 160

• Male householders: 48 (40 living alone), Female householders: 61 (24 living alone)

• 13 spouses (8 opposite-sex spouses), 32 unmarried partners, (32 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13 children (13 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 12 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 19 2-persons

98.1% of residents of 87044 zip code speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%

Population in 1990: 1,092.

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

• This state: 29
• Northeast: 37
• Midwest: 30
• South: 4
• West: 54

70% of the 87044 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

90% of the 87044 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% moved from different county within same state.

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)

Most common last names in zip code 87044 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Trujillo	9	69.3 years
Gallegos	5	73.2 years
Garcia	4	74.0 years
Gonzales	3	70.7 years
Caldwell	2	93.5 years
Martinez	2	78.5 years
Meskimen	2	65.5 years
Romero	2	84.0 years
Sharp	2	83.6 years