Housing units in zip code 87740 with a mortgage: 997 (233 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,207
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,002
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $353
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
28.8%
Whole state:
18.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 87740: Mesa Windmill (A), Moore Windmill (B), Parsons Ranch (C), Reville Windmill (D), Roundtree Ranch (E), T O Ranch (F), Dona Ana Plaza South (G), Archuleta Windmill (H), Turner (I), Trujillo (J), Wheeler (K), Blossburg (L), Torres (M), Trujillo (N), Romero (O), Roundtree (P), Popejoy (Q), Romero (R), T-O Ranch (S), Denton (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 87740 include: Second Presbyterian Church (A), Palo Blanco Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Seventh Day Adventist (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairmont Cemetery (1), Herrera Cemetery (2), Wilson Cemetery (3), Mountainview Cemetery (4), Saint Johns Methodist Church Cemetery (5), Catskill Cemetery (6), Mount Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Barela Lake (A), Rockwell Lake (B), Gringo Lake (C), Widow Lake (D), Farr Vega Lake (E), King Lake (F), Cassan Lake (G), Capulin Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Patton Creek (A), Eagle Tail Creek (B), Segerstrom Creek (C), Chicorica Creek (D), Coal Canyon (E), Alamo Creek (F), Archuleta Arroyo (G), Black Mesa Arroyo (H), Blosser Arroyo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 87740 include: Sugarite Canyon State Park (1), Legion Park (2), La Mesa Park (3), Climax Canyon Park (4), Raton Historical Marker (5), Raton Pass Historical Marker (6), Rocky Mountains Historical Marker (7), Clifton House Site Historical Marker (8), Romero Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 12
2000 to 2004: 251
1990 to 1999: 412
1980 to 1989: 763
1970 to 1979: 708
1960 to 1969: 402
1950 to 1959: 526
1940 to 1949: 476
1939 or earlier: 1,373
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 87740:
Less than $10,000: 60
$10,000 to $14,999: 143
$15,000 to $19,999: 74
$20,000 to $24,999: 420
$25,000 to $29,999: 47
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $49,999: 361
$50,000 to $59,999: 110
$60,000 to $69,999: 220
$70,000 to $79,999: 435
$80,000 to $89,999: 241
$90,000 to $99,999: 239
$100,000 to $124,999: 255
$125,000 to $149,999: 180
$150,000 to $174,999: 351
$175,000 to $199,999: 717
$200,000 to $249,999: 398
$250,000 to $299,999: 378
$300,000 to $399,999: 273
$400,000 to $499,999: 49
$500,000 to $749,999: 328
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 28
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 87740:
Less than $100: 175
$100 to $149: 75,158
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 382
$250 to $299: 307
$300 to $349: 131
$350 to $399: 369
$400 to $449: 222
$450 to $499: 2,605
$500 to $549: 623
$550 to $599: 878
$600 to $649: 252
$650 to $699: 574
$700 to $749: 407
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 99
$900 to $999: 29
$1,000 to $1,249: 521
$1,250 to $1,499: 7
No cash rent: 167
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,833
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $100,012
Some other race householders: $137,601
Two or more races householders: $112,428
Hispanic or Latino householders: $105,795
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $117,872
87740:
$117,872
New Mexico:
$163,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,640 - $212,779
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $170,652
Here:
$170,652
State:
$230,688
Townhouses or other attached units: $172,115
Here:
$172,115
State:
$209,434
Mobile homes: $38,432
Here:
$38,432
State:
$73,206
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,857
One, attached: 309
Two: 428
3 or 4: 187
5 to 9: 251
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 392
50 or more: 1,086
Mobile homes: 761
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,610 (77%)
Carpooled: 483 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 120,695 (3538%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 192,556 (5645%)
Walked: 225 (7%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 94 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 371
5 to 9 minutes: 1,080
10 to 14 minutes: 775
15 to 19 minutes: 431
20 to 24 minutes: 706
25 to 29 minutes: 565
30 to 34 minutes: 124
35 to 39 minutes: 64
40 to 44 minutes: 151
45 to 59 minutes: 290
60 to 89 minutes: 278
90 or more minutes: 44
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.3%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,256
In family households: 7,026 (1,869 male householders, 491 female householders)
1,759 spouses, 2,404 children (2,201 natural, 55 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 201 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 72 other relatives, 164 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,230 (547 male householders (458 living alone)), 572 female householders (566 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 148 (127 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 961 2-persons, 435 3-persons, 418 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons
918 married couples with children.
2,611 single-parent households (1,227 men, 1,384 women).
80.0% of residents of 87740 zip code speak English at home.
361.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (4% very well, 2% well, 85% not well, 9% not at all).
635.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% very well, 2% well).
1259.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
15.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 276 (3.6%) (38.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.6%
Whole state:
9.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (46%)
Germany (14%)
Lebanon (14%)
Italy (12%)
Japan (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Korea (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 73
1990 to 1999: 102
1980 to 1989: 59
Before 1980: 87
Races in zip code 87740:
White population: 3,546 Black population: 239 American Indian population: 1,483 Asian population: 443 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 4 Two or more races population: 1,080 Hispanic or Latino population: 4,109
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
RATON POWER PLANT (940 S. 2ND ST in RATON, NM)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-06-2005-1913, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: CITY OF RATON, CITY OF RATON PUBLIC SERVICE, RATON PUBLIC SERVICE CO, RATON PUBLIC SERVICE CO. POWER PLANT, RATON PUBLIC SERVICE RATON POWER PLANT, RATON PUBLIC SERV RATON POWER PLANT GF
B.T.U. BLOCK & CONCRETE, INC. (115 CIMARRON AVE in RATON, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0375, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2002-1733, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK; TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL; BRICK, STONE, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
ANCHO-GACHUPIN-BRACKETT MINE (AT YORK CANYON COMPLEX, in CALFAX COUNTY, NM)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING Alternative names: THE PITTSBURG AND MIDWAY COAL
ARPA/RATON GENERATION PROJECT (1130 SANTA FE TRAIL in RATON, NM)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: ARKANSAS RIVER POWER AUTHORITY (OWNS)
KEARNEY ELEMENTARY (800 SOUTH 3RD in RATON, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09071065 Organizations: RATON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY (700 EAST 4TH in RATON, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09071080 Organizations: RATON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
RATON HIGH (1535 TIGER CIRCLE in RATON, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09071136 Organizations: RATON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
RATON MIDDLE SCHOOL (500 S 3RD STREET in RATON, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-09071135 Organizations: RATON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DURAN OIL CO (700 WOODROW AVE in RATON, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0617, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
KOLB OIL CO (SECOND (2ND) ST in RATON, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0339, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
ARF PRODUCTS INC (GARDNER RD in RATON, NM)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS; INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING AND TESTING OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS
BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE (201 S FIRST ST in RATON, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT (TBA) Alternative names: RATON - ATSF
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Wood (15%)
Electricity (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Solar energy (4%)
Other fuel (1%)
Coal or coke (0%)
Population in 1990: 8,449. Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-0.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,614
Northeast: 101
Midwest: 523
South: 619
West: 1,336
60% of the 87740 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:
1.8%
New Mexico:
8.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
Here:
3.1%
New Mexico:
8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:
4.8%
New Mexico:
11.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
STOLAR RESEARCH INC (848 CLAYTON RD in RATON, NM; small business) : $3,921,697 in 6 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Other Defense -- Advanced Development (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Engineering Development (R&D), Coal -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Engineering Development (R&D) by Army, Mine Safety and Health Administration Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $25,000; 2003: $1,481,014; 2004: $1,288,662; 2005: $1,127,021; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,481,014 with Army for Other Defense -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-06-23. Completion date: 2004-09-22.
$1,175,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-22. Completion date: 2005-07-21.
$1,127,021 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2007-02-24.
$100,000 with Mine Safety and Health Administration for Coal -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-23. Effective on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
STOLAR RESEARCH CORPORATION (848 CLAYTON HWY in RATON, NM; small business) : $1,407,207 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$1,395,000 with Mine Safety and Health Administration for Services -- Engineering Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-10-08. Completion date: 2005-10-07.
$12,207 with Air Force for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2005-08-29.
LACANT INC (101 CARD ST in RATON, NM; small business) : $20,594 in 7 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Lodging - Hotel/Motel by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $13,367; 2004: $0; 2005: $7,227; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$10,086 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2005-01-27. Completion date: 2005-02-06.
$7,392, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-14. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
$3,696, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2003-12-09.
$3,326, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-24. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: