Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,886
| This zip code: | $35,886 | | New Mexico: | $41,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 88232, 88253, 88201, 88210, 88254, 88255.
Housing units in zip code 88230 with a mortgage: 347 (10 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 279
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $602
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $222
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 20.3% | | Whole state: | 18.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 88230: Dexter Federal Fish Hatchery (A), Dexter Sewage Disposal Plant (B), Williams Ranch (C), Williams and Chesser Ranch (D), Backus Windmill (E), Bar C Bar Ranch (F), Culp (G), Culp Ranch (H), Jenkins Ranch (I), Kerr Ranch (J), Kerr Well Number 2 (K), Lake Van Rod Club (L), Langenegger (M), Lone Wolf Windmills (N), Lowe Ranch (O), Lower Mill (P), Fin and Feather Club (Q), Malstrom Ranch (R), Bogles Cotton Gin (S), North Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Dimmitt Lake (A), Van, Lake (B), Buck Lake (C), Red Lake (D), East Lake (E), Peters Lake (F), Antelope Lake (G), Cockle Burr Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Felix, Rio (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Dexter Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 40
- 1995 to 1998: 161
- 1990 to 1994: 137
- 1980 to 1989: 425
- 1970 to 1979: 344
- 1960 to 1969: 275
- 1950 to 1959: 181
- 1940 to 1949: 135
- 1939 or earlier: 123
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dexter, NM (88230): |
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- no bedroom: 15
- 1 bedrooms: 90
- 2 bedrooms: 278
- 3 bedrooms: 760
- 4 bedrooms: 140
- 5 or more bedrooms: 20
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 45
- 2 bedrooms: 106
- 3 bedrooms: 156
- 4 bedrooms: 20
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 88230 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 63
- 1 vehicle: 287
- 2 vehicles: 579
- 3 vehicles: 278
- 4 vehicles: 82
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 132
- 2 vehicles: 109
- 3 vehicles: 50
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 88230:
- Less than $10,000: 52
- $10,000 to $14,999: 26
- $15,000 to $19,999: 44
- $20,000 to $24,999: 49
- $25,000 to $29,999: 31
- $30,000 to $34,999: 30
- $35,000 to $39,999: 28
- $40,000 to $49,999: 111
- $50,000 to $59,999: 91
- $60,000 to $69,999: 103
- $70,000 to $79,999: 131
- $80,000 to $89,999: 88
- $90,000 to $99,999: 74
- $100,000 to $124,999: 158
- $125,000 to $149,999: 115
- $150,000 to $174,999: 37
- $175,000 to $199,999: 30
- $200,000 to $249,999: 33
- $250,000 to $299,999: 10
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
- $400,000 to $499,999: 23
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 88230:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 27
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 9
- $350 to $399: 7
- $400 to $449: 28
- $450 to $499: 8
- $550 to $599: 7
- No cash rent: 117
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $63,736.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,605
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $20,533
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $106,775
- Some other race householders: $64,722
- Two or more races householders: $45,174
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,051
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,854 (it was $46,300 in 2000)
| 88230: | $84,854 | | New Mexico: | $155,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,921 - $99,232
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $136,908| Here: | $136,908 | | State: | $230,092 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $155,515| Here: | $155,515 | | State: | $217,226 |
In 2-unit structures: $10,221| Here: | $10,221 | | State: | $213,438 |
Mobile homes: $42,996| Here: | $42,996 | | State: | $56,348 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,333| Here: | $28,333 | | State: | $42,007 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,059
- One, attached: 27
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 4
- 10 to 19: 3
- 20 to 49: 23
- Mobile homes: 687
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,351 (74%)
- Carpooled: 325 (18%)
- Motorcycle: 12 (1%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 50 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 81 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 110
- 5 to 9 minutes: 247
- 10 to 14 minutes: 315
- 15 to 19 minutes: 308
- 20 to 24 minutes: 314
- 25 to 29 minutes: 110
- 30 to 34 minutes: 228
- 35 to 39 minutes: 15
- 40 to 44 minutes: 11
- 45 to 59 minutes: 31
- 60 to 89 minutes: 11
- 90 or more minutes: 48
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,218
- In family households: 4,968 (1,186 male householders, 216 female householders)
1,157 spouses, 2,010 children (1,831 natural, 52 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 81 other relatives, 135 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 250 (96 male householders (90 living alone)), 129 female householders (122 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 503 2-persons, 243 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 8 2-persons, 5 4-persons.
1,217 married couples with children.
340 single-parent households (100 men, 240 women).
50.6% of residents of 88230 zip code speak English at home.
49.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 18% well, 18% not well, 7% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 976 (18.7%)
(19.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 18.7% | | Whole state: | 8.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (98%)
- Other Caribbean (1%)
- Canada (0%)
- United Kingdom (0%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (0%)
- Philippines (0%)
- Vietnam (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 86
- 1990 to 1994: 196
- 1985 to 1989: 202
- 1980 to 1984: 115
- 1975 to 1979: 114
- 1970 to 1974: 154
- 1970 to 1974: 60
- 1965 to 1969: 49
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White population: 3,318
Black population: 20
American Indian population: 39
Asian population: 7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 1,677
Two or more races population: 161

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2775 |
|  United States or American: 226 |
|  German: 212 |
|  English: 150 |
|  Dutch: 88 |
|  Irish: 82 |
|  Portuguese: 36 |
|  Scottish: 34 |
|  Italian: 31 |
|  European: 31 |
|  French (except Basque): 30 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 17 |
|  Norwegian: 10 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 10 |
|  African: 10 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 9 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Slovak: 6 |
|  British: 5 |
|  Polish: 5 |
|  Swedish: 5 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 4 |
|  Scandinavian: 3 |
|  Welsh: 3 |
|  Canadian: 2 |
|  Celtic: 2 |
|  Czech: 2 |
|  Lithuanian: 2 |
|  Swiss: 1 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DEXTER SCHOOLS (100 W CLARK ST in DEXTER, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0746, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0746, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: DEXTER MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
- CREEK SIDE DAIRY ( NMU000615) (HWY 285, WEST ON PEARSON RD., 1/2 MILE, S.ON 1ST in DEXTER, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1815, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1815, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
- CHEYENNE DAIRY #2 (170 E CHEYENNE RD in DEXTER, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0906, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2000-0905,
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
Alternative names: BERT ZWAAGSTRA DAIRY, CHEYENE DAIRY NO. 2
- BREEDYK DAIRY (7150 VINEYARD RD in DEXTER, NM)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY (200 N. LINCOLN in DEXTER, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06051043
Organizations: DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DEXTER HIGH (100 E. CLARK in DEXTER, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06051045
Organizations: DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DEXTER MIDDLE (100 N. LINCOLN in DEXTER, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06051048
Organizations: DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GARY PORTE DAIRY (396 E. ORCHARD PARK in DEXTER, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Alternative names: P2 DAIRY AKA GARY PORTE DAIRY
- BACA LINDA DAIRY (6623 OLD DEXTER HWY in DEXTER, NM)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION - GCP2 CRUSHER 3 (1.5 MI S OFF HWY 285 AND in DEXTER, NM)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Organizations: JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (400 FIRST ST in DEXTER, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
- FEED MILL NO1624 (1 MI NW OF DEXTER in DEXTER, NM)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,635
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2780
- Northeast: 78
- Midwest: 217
- South: 704
- West: 413
64% of the 88230 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in New Mexico.
Population in 1990: 2,056. Population change in the 1990s: +3,169 (+154.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
| Here: | 3.4% | | New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
| Here: | 7.9% | | New Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 0.5% | | New Mexico: | 11.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Musical Groups and Artists (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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