87521 Zip Code (Chamisal, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 880
Zip code population in 2010: 1,003
Zip code population in 2000: 747

Houses and condos: 436
Renter-occupied apartments: 69
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87521: 87.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 98.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 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 mortgages in 2022: $654 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $661 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 87521:

• High school or higher: 85.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 48.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87521:

• Never married: 34.3%
• Now married: 41.9%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 15.9%

• 
• • 79290.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 647.3%White
  • 111.2%Asian
  • 101.1%American Indian
  • 30.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87521, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,122 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,122
State:	$59,146

Salary/wage: $40,157 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

Here:	$40,157
State:	$48,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1324.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3322.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14285.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $364 (reported on 34.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$364
New Mexico:	$1,616

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,700 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,700
State:	+$11,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.3% for AGIs below $25k, 138.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,850 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$2,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 81.2%

Here:	81%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87521, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,991 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,991
State:	$50,343

Salary/wage: $30,465 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,465
State:	$41,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $356 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$356
New Mexico:	$1,677

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$6,939

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,060 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,060
State:	+$11,059

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,100 (28% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,100
State:	$21,709

Here:	28.5% of AGI
State:	19.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.5% for AGIs below $25k, 20.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $1,767 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$4,195

Taxes paid: $3,600 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

87521:	$3,600
State:	$6,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,078 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,078
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 38.2%

Here:	38%
State:	50%

(% for various income ranges: 35.3% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87521, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,786 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,786
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $23,652 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$23,652
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $354 (reported on 36.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$354
New Mexico:	$1,873

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $333 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$333
State:	$3,554

Net capital gain/loss: +$91 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	+$91
State:	+$10,425

Profit/loss from business: +$6,036 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,036
State:	+$8,875

Total itemized deductions: $14,528 (29% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,528
State:	$18,103

Here:	29.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,393 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,393
State:	$3,246

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $2,447 (reported on 67.0% of returns)

87521:	$2,447
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,587 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,587
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 43.0%

Here:	43%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $10k, 46.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 42.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 87579, 87543, 87742, 87578, 87715, 87522.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 357

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 129 (65 now married, 62 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87521 with a mortgage: 28
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,268
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $335

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

• Zip code 87521 household income distribution in 2022

• 30Less than $10,000
• 90$10,000 to $14,999
• 61$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 47$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 26$75,000 to $99,999
• 54$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87521

• 1Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 50$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 37$175,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 to $249,999
• 38$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 55$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87521

• 5$550 to $599
• 11$750 to $799
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $840.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $9,821,551.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $755,481
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $166,205
• Some other race householders: $177,387
• Two or more races householders: $647,598
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $222,413

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $208,211

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $382,923

Here:	$382,923
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $200,090

Here:	$200,090
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 306
• Two: 1
• 10 to 19: 12
• Mobile homes: 115

Unemployment: 5.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87521

• 81.9%259Drove a car alone
• 3.2%10Carpooled
• 1.3%4Walked
• 12.7%40Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87521

• 2Less than 5 minutes
• 385 to 9 minutes
• 2310 to 14 minutes
• 415 to 19 minutes
• 320 to 24 minutes
• 4430 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 2045 to 59 minutes
• 7360 to 89 minutes
• 5590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 880

• Male householders: 244 (116 living alone), Female householders: 149 (81 living alone)

• 144 spouses (144 opposite-sex spouses), 19 unmarried partners, (19 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 191 children (180 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 20 other relatives, 22 non-relatives

Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 197 1-person, 16 2-persons

104 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (16 men, 12 women).

41.2% of residents of 87521 zip code speak English at home.
54.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% very well, 4% well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%

Population in 1990: 2,147.

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

• This state: 721
• Northeast: 29
• Midwest: 25
• South: 15
• West: 67

87% of the 87521 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

99% of the 87521 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 125% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Finance and Insurance: All Other Insurance Related Activities (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 87521 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	10	79.4 years
Maria	5	75.0 years
George	4	83.2 years
Juan	4	85.7 years
Manuel	4	81.0 years
John	3	33.7 years
Joe	3	70.4 years
David	3	77.6 years
Benjamin	2	78.5 years
Bernabe	2	79.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 87521 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lopez	32	69.2 years
Pacheco	13	73.9 years
Dominguez	10	83.7 years
Cordova	8	69.2 years
Rodriguez	8	87.7 years
Romero	8	85.3 years
Arellano	7	67.7 years
Abeyta	7	71.4 years
Lucero	7	72.4 years
Sanchez	7	63.0 years