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87931 Zip Code (Oasis, NM) Detailed Profile




Cities: Oasis, NM (1.79%), Caballo, NM (0.84%)
County: Sierra County, NM
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 706
Zip code population in 2010: 634
Zip code population in 2000: 734

Houses and condos: 428
Renter-occupied apartments: 115
% of renters here:

33%
State:

29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87931: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 110.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 87931
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.5% ($823)
New Mexico:

0.7% ($1,638)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $680 (0.5%)

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Males: 421  (59.8%)
Females: 283  (40.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 87931:

  • High school or higher: 93.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 90.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87931:

  • Never married: 8.2%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

Zip code 87931 compared to state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 87931 (2022)
    • 40957.9%White
    • 17124.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 12617.8%Two or more races
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $163,642
87931:

$163,642
New Mexico:

$243,100



According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 87931 zip code as of April 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 87931 is 319 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

72.6 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.0 people
New Mexico:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87931, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,008 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$50,008
State:

$59,146

Salary/wage: $37,400 (reported on 64.0% of returns)
Here:

$37,400
State:

$48,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 982.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2218.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10006.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,067 (reported on 36.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,067
New Mexico:

$1,616
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.0% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 163.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,925 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:

$1,925
State:

$7,816
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,375 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:

+$3,375
State:

+$19,595
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,175 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:

+$7,175
State:

+$11,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 410.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,450 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
87931:

$5,450
New Mexico:

$20,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 218.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,475 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,475
State:

$2,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 198.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.0%
Here:

88%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87931, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,186 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$37,186
State:

$50,343

Salary/wage: $31,529 (reported on 63.6% of returns)
Here:

$31,529
State:

$41,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $25k, 57.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,489 (reported on 40.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,489
New Mexico:

$1,677
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $850 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:

$850
State:

$6,939

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$433 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:

+$433
State:

+$14,311

Profit/loss from business: +$4,975 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:

+$4,975
State:

+$11,059

Total itemized deductions: $21,867 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:

$21,867
State:

$21,709

Here:

25.4% of AGI
State:

19.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $6,600 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:

$6,600
State:

$4,195

Taxes paid: $4,267 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
87931:

$4,267
State:

$6,176

Earned income credit: $1,775 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,775
State:

$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.1%
Here:

59%
State:

50%
(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87931, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,225 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$34,225
State:

$39,572

Salary/wage: $26,179 (reported on 67.0% of returns)
Here:

$26,179
State:

$34,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.7% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,748 (reported on 53.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,748
New Mexico:

$1,873
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $367 (reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:

$367
State:

$3,554
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,310 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:

+$1,310
State:

+$10,425
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,949 (20% of AGI, reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:

$14,949
State:

$18,103

Here:

20.2% of AGI
State:

21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,148 (3% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,148
State:

$3,246

Here:

3.4% of AGI
State:

3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $4,667 (reported on 68.9% of returns)
87931:

$4,667
State:

$6,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,605 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,605
State:

$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.7%
Here:

62%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 60.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Oasis, NM (87931) map Nearest zip codes: 87930, 87942, 88042, 87933, 87936, 87941.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

17.2%
New Mexico:

41.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

19.7%
New Mexico:

40.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 138
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 216


Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 76 (31 now married, 45 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 87931 with a mortgage: 66
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

37.8%
Whole state:

17.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

12.3%
Whole state:

9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.2
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 87931: Ladder Ranch (A), Seco Windmill (B), LA 1119 (C), Caballo Weather Station (D), John Gordon Windmill (E), Caballo Fire Rescue (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Church in zip code 87931: Caballo Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Cemetery: Caballo Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Reservoirs: April Tank (A), Artesia Tank (B), CCC Tank (C), East Myers Tank (D), Garden Tank (E), Saladone Tank (F), Wanda Tank (G), West Myers Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greenhorn Arroyo (A), Greyback Arroyo (B), King Arroyo (C), Skute Stone Arroyo (D), Seco Creek (E), Percha Creek (F), Las Animas Creek (G), Cave Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 02010 to 2019
  • 1022000 to 2009
  • 621990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 821970 to 1979
  • 941960 to 1969
  • 141950 to 1959
  • 111940 to 1949
  • 481939 or earlier

Zip code 87931 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oasis, NM (87931)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oasis, NM (87931)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 771 bedroom
  • 152 bedrooms
  • 1183 bedrooms
  • 164 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oasis, NM (87931)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oasis, NM (87931)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 762 bedrooms
  • 393 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Oasis, NM (87931) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oasis, NM (87931) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 60no vehicle
  • 01 vehicle
  • 862 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 734 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oasis, NM (87931) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oasis, NM (87931) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 61 vehicle
  • 1052 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 87931 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 87931 household income distribution in 2022
  • 69Less than $10,000
  • 60$10,000 to $14,999
  • 26$15,000 to $19,999
  • 28$40,000 to $44,999
  • 19$45,000 to $49,999
  • 44$50,000 to $59,999
  • 50$60,000 to $74,999
  • 28$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16$125,000 to $149,999
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87931

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87931
  • 10$40,000 to $49,999
  • 16$80,000 to $89,999
  • 24$100,000 to $124,999
  • 39$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11$175,000 to $199,999
  • 15$250,000 to $299,999
  • 81$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87931

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87931
  • 20$200 to $249
  • 41$700 to $749
  • 52No cash rent

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,644
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $180,644

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,642
87931:

$163,642
New Mexico:

$243,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $155,575
Here:

$155,575
State:

$322,045

Mobile homes: $290,228
Here:

$290,228
State:

$117,675
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 87931
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 154
  • Mobile homes: 264
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87931

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87931
  • 4820 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 102.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 706
  • Male householders: 275 (107 living alone), Female householders: 73 (0 living alone)
  • 192 spouses (192 opposite-sex spouses), 20 unmarried partners, (20 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 122 children (121 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 159 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 42 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 107 1-person, 26 2-persons

106.5% of residents of 87931 zip code speak English at home.

Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:

0.0%
Whole state:

9.3%
Most common first ancestries reported in 87931
  • 33%English
  • 21%American
  • 10%European
  • 2%Croatian

Zip code 87931 topographic map


Zip code 87931 marital status for males
Zip code 87931 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 68.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.1%Electricity
  • 7.5%Utility gas
  • 7.5%Wood

Population in 1990: 860.

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

  • This state: 399
  • Midwest: 103
  • South: 102
  • West: 100

63% of the 87931 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

98% of the 87931 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Oasis, NM (87931)
Educational Attainment in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022

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

  • Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2012:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 23 took place in 2014, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 87931 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (53.8%), and Structure Fires (25.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 87931
    • 5753.8%Outside Fires
    • 2725.5%Structure Fires
    • 1514.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 76.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 87931, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 87931 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John568.0 years
Betty364.7 years
Donald365.6 years
Frank380.3 years
James363.3 years
Dorothy379.0 years
William369.7 years
Helen274.5 years
Charles276.5 years
Gladys281.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 87931 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Hanson379.7 years
Gordon373.3 years
Castillo256.5 years
Hilbun262.0 years
Dupont269.5 years
Gavlik277.0 years
Holden275.0 years
Cherpak271.5 years
Clark269.5 years
Hopkins269.5 years
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