87729 Zip Code (NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 86
Zip code population in 2010: 126
Zip code population in 2000: 106

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87729: 102.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 96.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.891 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 no mortgage in 2022: $761

For population 25 years and over in 87729:

• High school or higher: 71.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87729:

• Never married: 24.9%
• Now married: 32.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 18.0%
• Divorced: 24.3%

• 
• • 5058.1%White
  • 3641.9%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87729, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,164 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,164
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $25,457 (reported on 63.6% of returns)

Here:	$25,457
State:	$34,237

Taxable interest for individuals: $935 (reported on 56.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$935
New Mexico:	$1,873

Taxable dividends: $579 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$579
State:	$3,554

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,462 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,462
State:	+$10,425

Total itemized deductions: $12,900 (29% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$12,900
State:	$18,103

Here:	29.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Total tax: $4,250 (reported on 58.2% of returns)

87729:	$4,250
State:	$6,237

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.2%

Here:	58%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 87714, 87734, 87752, 87747, 87728, 87749.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87729 with a mortgage: 9 (7 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 87729 household income distribution in 2022

• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87729

• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 19$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 20$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $406,442
• Some other race householders: $352,249
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $352,249

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $609,663 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $488,292 - $1,186,127

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $636,222

Here:	$636,222
State:	$322,045

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 57

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87729

• 72.8%28Drove a car alone
• 28.6%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87729

• 155 to 9 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 86

• Male householders: 23 (20 living alone), Female householders: 24 (15 living alone)

• 13 spouses (13 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27 children (27 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: 3 2-persons, 8 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person

8 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

64.0% of residents of 87729 zip code speak English at home.
34.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Population in 1990: 65. Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+63.1%).

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

• This state: 63
• Midwest: 3
• South: 10
• West: 9

61% of the 87729 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

102% of the 87729 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: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)