79837 Zip Code (NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 201
Zip code population in 2010: 579
Zip code population in 2000: 596

Houses and condos: 216
Renter-occupied apartments: 71
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79837: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1650.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.122 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: $344

For population 25 years and over in 79837:

• High school or higher: 84.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79837:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 85.1%
• Separated: 5.1%
• Widowed: 3.1%
• Divorced: 6.7%

• 
• • 10150.2%White
  • 10049.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79837, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,368 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,368
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $22,211 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$22,211
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 130.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $471 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$471
New Mexico:	$1,873

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $158 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$158
State:	$3,554

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,950 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,950
State:	+$10,425

Profit/loss from business: +$824 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$824
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,067 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,067
State:	-$7,872

Total tax: $3,139 (reported on 54.2% of returns)

79837:	$3,139
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,918 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,918
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.2%

Here:	63%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.8% for AGIs below $10k, 68.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 88344, 79847, 88354, 88350, 88250, 88347.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 91

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (53 now married, 13 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79837 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79837

• 8Less than $10,000
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79837

• 9$200 to $249
• 12$700 to $749
• 48No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $192,244.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $42,961
• Some other race householders: $22,744
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $23,047

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $27,799 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $11,343 - $53,473

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $48,722

Here:	$48,722
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $13,646

Here:	$13,646
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 118
• Mobile homes: 95

Unemployment: 3.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79837

• 89.9%116Drove a car alone
• 6.2%8Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79837

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 85 to 9 minutes
• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 1215 to 19 minutes
• 4045 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 201

• Male householders: 87 (18 living alone), Female householders: 24 (6 living alone)

• 76 spouses (76 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18 children (18 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: 77 2-persons, 10 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person

11 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 women).

19.3% of residents of 79837 zip code speak English at home.
89.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% very well, 64% well, 9% not well, 4% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.6%

Population in 1990: 915.

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

• This state: 123
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 7
• South: 6
• West: 40

71% of the 79837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

49% of the 79837 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (10-19: 1)
• Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Business Associations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 79837 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	70.4 years
Jose	4	65.5 years
John	4	67.8 years
Maria	4	76.7 years
Francisco	2	72.0 years
Alvin	2	72.5 years
Frank	2	73.0 years
Jack	2	67.5 years
Lavada	2	75.4 years
Lola	2	86.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 79837 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lewis	9	82.1 years
Carpenter	4	83.0 years
Lynch	4	81.2 years
Chacon	3	71.7 years
Lee	3	79.0 years
Adams	2	83.0 years
Gentry	2	63.6 years
Gomez	2	82.0 years
Heady	2	91.0 years
Gonzales	2	71.5 years