Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,655 Zip code population in 2010: 5,188 Zip code population in 2000: 5,069
Houses and condos: 2,667 Renter-occupied apartments: 224
% of renters here:
12%
State:
32%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 88352: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 492.8 sq. mi. Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($514)
New Mexico:
0.8% ($1,403)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $637 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $412 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,577
(55.4%)
Females: 2,077
(44.6%)
For population 25 years and over in 88352:
High school or higher: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 88352:
Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 52.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 16.5%
Zip code 88352 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 88352, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,490 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,490
State:
$50,343
Salary/wage: $31,268 (reported on 77.0% of returns)
Here:
$31,268
State:
$41,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.1% for AGIs below $25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,184 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,184
New Mexico:
$1,677
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,315 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,315
State:
$6,939
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,183 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:
+$1,183
State:
+$14,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,837 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
+$3,837
State:
+$11,059
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,813 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
88352:
$12,813
New Mexico:
$15,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,321 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
$16,321
State:
$21,709
Here:
22.2% of AGI
State:
19.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,180 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:
$3,180
State:
$4,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,724 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
88352:
$3,724
State:
$6,176
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,109 (reported on 27.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,109
State:
$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.9%
Here:
47%
State:
50%
(% for various income ranges: 42.7% for AGIs below $25k, 47.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88352, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,050 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,050
State:
$39,572
Salary/wage: $26,652 (reported on 80.6% of returns)
Here:
$26,652
State:
$34,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.3% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,231 (reported on 31.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,231
New Mexico:
$1,873
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,013 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,013
State:
$3,554
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,361 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
+$2,361
State:
+$10,425
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,613 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
+$5,613
State:
+$8,875
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,647 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
88352:
$2,647
New Mexico:
$2,940
Total itemized deductions: $14,288 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
$14,288
State:
$18,103
Here:
24.9% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,460 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,460
State:
$3,246
Here:
4.1% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,246 (reported on 65.3% of returns)
88352:
$3,246
State:
$6,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,829 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,829
State:
$1,796
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.1%
Here:
55%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs below $10k, 56.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 180 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,760
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (0 now married, 17 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 840 (485 now married, 350 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 88352 with a mortgage: 810 (45 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 916
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $909 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $292
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.9%
Whole state:
18.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.6%
Whole state:
10.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.1
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.5
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 88352: Purday Ranch (A), Stover Ranch (B), Walters Ranch (C), Golondrina Windmill (D), Three Rivers Pertoglyph (E), Crosby Windmill (F), Temporal (G), Three Rivers Ranch (H), Crawford Windmill (I), Purday Ranch (J), Ratscat (K), Heart of the Sands (L), Tularosa Original Townsite Historic District (M), Three Rivers Petroglyphs (N), Falls Ranch (O), White Sands Weather Station (P), Tularosa Weather Station (Q), Hatchet Ranch (R), Tularosa (S), Bent Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 88352 include: Saint Francis de Paula (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), First Baptist Church (C), Calvary Baptist Church (D), The Gospel Tabernacle (E), Santo Nino de Atocha Church (F), Church of Christ church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lake (A), Chosa Tank (B), White Flat Tank (C), Daugherty Tank (D), Boone Draw Tank (E), Dagger Tank (F), Lower Snake Tank (G), Holloman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 88352 include: Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreational Site (1), Tularosa Historical Marker (2), Three Rivers Historical Marker (3), White Sands National Monument (4), Three Rivers Petroglyphs Historical Marker (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 654 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 141 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 690 1-person, 34 2-persons
516 married couples with children.
87 single-parent households (61 men, 26 women).
75.8% of residents of 88352 zip code speak English at home.
24.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 11% well, 9% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 268 (5.8%) (40.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.8%
Whole state:
9.6%
49%Honduras
28%Japan
7%France
7%Chile
7%English
3%European
3%American
3%German
2%Scotch-Irish
2%Irish
2%French Canadian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
942010 or later
162000 to 2009
331990 to 1999
166Before 1990
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%
51.9%Utility gas
18.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16.8%Electricity
9.7%Wood
2.7%Other fuel
1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 4,583. Population change in the 1990s: +486 (+10.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,190
Northeast: 493
Midwest: 333
South: 893
West: 438
61% of the 88352 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.
92% of the 88352 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
New Mexico:
7.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
New Mexico:
6.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:
3.4%
New Mexico:
11.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
71,857Transportation occupations
64,884Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
34,059Construction and extraction occupations
31,933Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
26,339Management occupations
19,412Office and administrative support occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (TULAROSA, NM):
HUMAN SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC (314 GRANADO STREET) : $169,264 in 6 contractsfrom 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Cost Benefit AnalyseS, Historical Studies, Archeological/Paleontological Studies by Army Signed by year:2000: $72,964; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $34,500; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$43,460 with Army for Cost Benefit AnalyseS. Signed on 2000-05-30. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$34,500 with Army for Historical Studies. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$29,999 with Army for Archeological/Paleontological Studies. Signed on 1999-12-28. Completion date: 2000-12-28.
$29,504, same as above.Signed on 2000-04-18. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
MAJESTIC METAL COMPANY (99 DERBYSHIRE ROAD; small business) : $76,982 in 6 contractsfrom 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings by Air Force Signed by year:2000: $59,095; 2001: $7,730; 2002: $2,877; 2003: $7,280; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$28,983 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
$18,451, same as above.Signed on 2000-02-23. Completion date: 2000-04-13.
$11,661, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-19. Completion date: 2000-10-24.
$7,730 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2001-05-24. Completion date: 2001-07-02.
CUSTOM WELDING & MACHINE WORKS (31 S BOOKOUT RD; small business) : $24,518 in 2 contractsin 2003
$18,800 with Army for Rocket Maintenance, Repair, and Checkout Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2003-02-25. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$5,718, same as above.Signed on 2003-01-24. Completion date: 2003-01-27.
PATRICK J TURRI (15 QUAIL RUN RD; small business)
$6,830 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Fuel Storage Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-13. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (10-19: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 4)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (5-9: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 34. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 62 took place in 2011, and the least - 6 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.5%), and Structure Fires (36.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 88352