Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,361
| This zip code: | $30,361 | | New Mexico: | $41,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 88232, 88210, 88254, 88230, 88250, 88255.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 84.3% | | Whole state: | 68.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 88253 with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $0
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $343
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 39.5% | | Whole state: | 18.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 16.1% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 7.6 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 12
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1980 to 1989: 0
- 1970 to 1979: 4
- 1960 to 1969: 17
- 1950 to 1959: 20
- 1940 to 1949: 0
- 1939 or earlier: 46
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Arthur, NM (88253): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 0
- 3 bedrooms: 13
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 22
- 3 bedrooms: 12
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 88253 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 0
- 2 vehicles: 12
- 3 vehicles: 7
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 7
- 2 vehicles: 17
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 88253:
- $80,000 to $89,999: 2
- $90,000 to $99,999: 2
- $100,000 to $124,999: 4
- $125,000 to $149,999: 9
- $500,000 to $749,999: 3
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 88253:
- $400 to $449: 9
- No cash rent: 13
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $16,425.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - Some other race householders: $90,348
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,348
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,083 (it was $80,800 in 2000)
| 88253: | $148,083 | | New Mexico: | $155,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $24,756 - $74,344
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $487,494| Here: | $487,494 | | State: | $230,092 |
Mobile homes: $79,615| Here: | $79,615 | | State: | $56,348 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81
- Mobile homes: 18

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 78 (76%)
- Carpooled: 20 (19%)
- Walked: 5 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 0
- 5 to 9 minutes: 31
- 10 to 14 minutes: 40
- 15 to 19 minutes: 0
- 20 to 24 minutes: 8
- 25 to 29 minutes: 0
- 30 to 34 minutes: 0
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 12
- 60 to 89 minutes: 0
- 90 or more minutes: 12
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 281
- In family households: 281 (57 male householders, 13 female householders)
62 spouses, 131 children (100 natural, 7 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
89 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 women).
53.6% of residents of 88253 zip code speak English at home.
46.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 11% well, 9% not well, 19% not at all).
Foreign born population: 68 (24.7%)
(29.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 24.7% | | Whole state: | 8.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 10
- 1990 to 1994: 15
- 1985 to 1989: 25
- 1980 to 1984: 6
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 5
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White population: 168
Black population: 12
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 89
Two or more races population: 6

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 136 |
|  Swiss: 45 |
|  Irish: 30 |
|  United States or American: 28 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COTTONWOOD SPRINGS DAIRY (591 W FUNK RD in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0902, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2002-1744,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0902, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2002-1744,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1764, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2002-1930,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2002-1880, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
Alternative names: CANYON CREST DAIRY, ENCHANTMENT DAIRY
- LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY (700 BROADWAY in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07051073
Organizations: LAKE ARTHUR MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LAKE ARTHUR HIGH (700 BROADWAY in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07051075
Organizations: LAKE ARTHUR MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LAKE ARTHUR MIDDLE (700 BROADWAY in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07051077
Organizations: LAKE ARTHUR MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BUFFALO VALLEY BOOSTER STATION (12 MILES NE OF LAKE ARTHUR in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Alternative names: DUKE ENERGY BUFFALO VALLEY COMPRESSOR ST, DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES, LP BUFFALO V, DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES, LP DUKE ENER, GPM GAS/BUFFALO VALLEY COMP STA_____P013, GPM GAS CORPORATION
- COUNTY LINE DAIRY #2 (160 E JACKSON RD in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
Alternative names: COUNTY LINE DAIRY NO. 1 & 2
- HELENA CHEMICAL CO (504 LAKE ARTHUR HWY in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- LAKE ARTHUR SCHOOL (5TH & PENN STREETS in LAKE ARTHUR, NM)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $110,183
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (16%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 167
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 13
- West: 26
60% of the 88253 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in New Mexico.
Population in 1990: 740. Population change in the 1990s: -465 (-62.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | New Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | 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:
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (5-9: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (1-4: 1)
- Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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