87517 Zip Code (NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 308
Zip code population in 2010: 356
Zip code population in 2000: 158

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87517: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 78.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 87517:

• High school or higher: 104.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 34.3%

For population 15 years and over in 87517:

• Never married: 67.2%
• Now married: 0.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.9%
• Divorced: 17.8%

• 
• • 24077.9%White
  • 6822.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87517, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,392 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,392
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $22,077 (reported on 70.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,077
State:	$34,237

Taxable interest for individuals: $409 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$409
New Mexico:	$1,873

Profit/loss from business: +$1,308 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,308
State:	+$8,875

Total tax: $3,488 (reported on 58.1% of returns)

87517:	$3,488
State:	$6,237

Earned income credit: $467 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$467
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 44.6%

Here:	45%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 87557, 87531, 87529, 87553, 87513, 87554.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 24
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 131

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 51 (0 now married, 52 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87517 with a mortgage: 72
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 87517 household income distribution in 2022

• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87517

• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 40$200,000 to $249,999
• 56$250,000 to $299,999
• 52$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $464,038
• Some other race householders: $497,184
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $497,184

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $295,659 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $248,910 - $334,348

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $415,394

Here:	$415,394
State:	$322,045

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 252
• Mobile homes: 36

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 308

• Male householders: 94 (54 living alone), Female householders: 62 (40 living alone)

• 0 spouses (0 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (55 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 59 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 40 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person

59.3% of residents of 87517 zip code speak English at home.
39.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.8%

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

• This state: 127
• Northeast: 98
• South: 51
• West: 30

82% of the 87517 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

100% of the 87517 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)