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88253 Zip Code (Lake Arthur, NM) Detailed Profile




City: Lake Arthur, NM (0.29%)
Counties: Chaves County, NM (72.28%), Eddy County, NM (27.72%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,183
Zip code population in 2010: 935
Zip code population in 2000: 275

Houses and condos: 436
Renter-occupied apartments: 133
% of renters here:

34%
State:

29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 88253: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 189.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 88253
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.3% ($515)
New Mexico:

0.7% ($1,638)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,351 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $301 (0.3%)

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Males: 617  (52.1%)
Females: 566  (47.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 88253:

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 88253:

  • Never married: 30.9%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

Zip code 88253 compared to state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 88253 (2022)
    • 60351.0%White
    • 55747.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 161.4%Two or more races
    • 70.6%Black
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $173,546
88253:

$173,546
New Mexico:

$243,100
Median resident age:
This zip code:

35.7 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

3.0 people
New Mexico:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 88253, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,758 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$54,758
State:

$59,146

Salary/wage: $46,236 (reported on 90.0% of returns)
Here:

$46,236
State:

$48,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1368.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4391.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6314.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10740.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26925.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $486 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$486
New Mexico:

$1,616
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 140.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $9,667 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:

$9,667
State:

$7,816
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 966.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,033 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:

+$2,033
State:

+$19,595
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,260 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:

+$8,260
State:

+$11,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.0% for AGIs below $25k, 700.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,950 (reported on 5.0% of returns)
88253:

$15,950
New Mexico:

$20,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 319.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,486 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,486
State:

$2,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.0% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%
Here:

95%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% 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 88253, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,783 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$51,783
State:

$50,343

Salary/wage: $42,562 (reported on 97.1% of returns)
Here:

$42,562
State:

$41,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $420 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$420
New Mexico:

$1,677

Ordinary dividends: $1,900 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
Here:

$1,900
State:

$6,939

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,700 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:

+$12,700
State:

+$14,311

Profit/loss from business: +$8,967 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:

+$8,967
State:

+$11,059

Total itemized deductions: $25,900 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:

$25,900
State:

$21,709

Here:

21.3% of AGI
State:

19.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $6,900 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
Here:

$6,900
State:

$4,195

Taxes paid: $4,825 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
88253:

$4,825
State:

$6,176

Earned income credit: $2,289 (reported on 25.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,289
State:

$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.9%
Here:

63%
State:

50%
(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88253, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,292 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$27,292
State:

$39,572

Salary/wage: $27,614 (reported on 87.1% of returns)
Here:

$27,614
State:

$34,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 103.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,024 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,024
New Mexico:

$1,873
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $486 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:

$486
State:

$3,554

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,893 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:

+$4,893
State:

+$10,425

Profit/loss from business: +$3,538 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:

+$3,538
State:

+$8,875
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,227 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:  +$6,227
State:  -$7,872

Total itemized deductions: $13,825 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:

$13,825
State:

$18,103

Here:

21.2% of AGI
State:

21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,808 (4% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,808
State:

$3,246

Here:

3.9% of AGI
State:

3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $4,036 (reported on 57.3% of returns)
88253:

$4,036
State:

$6,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,352 (reported on 30.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,352
State:

$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.9%
Here:

65%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 61.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Lake Arthur, NM (88253) map Nearest zip codes: 88232, 88230, 88254, 88250, 88210, 88343.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

67.8%
New Mexico:

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

1.3%
New Mexico:

40.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 73
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 319


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (28 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 217 (120 now married, 94 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 88253 with a mortgage: 80
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,148
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $344

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

8.4%
Whole state:

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

6.9%
Whole state:

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

5.4
State:

5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

7.5
State:

4.2

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

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  • Notable locations in zip code 88253: Merritt Ranch (A), Haynes Windmill Historic Site (B), Derrick Ranch (C), J X Ranch (D), Lake Arthur Volunteer Fire Department The Mills (E), Lake Arthur Educational Museum (F), Lake Arthur Volunteer Fire Department Main Station (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 88253 include: Cottonwood Community Church (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

    Lakes and reservoirs: Buffalo Lake (A), White Lake (B), Lake Arthur (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Creeks: North Cottonwood Creek (A), South Cottonwood Creek (B), Walnut Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 762010 to 2019
  • 312000 to 2009
  • 761990 to 1999
  • 581980 to 1989
  • 61970 to 1979
  • 441960 to 1969
  • 411950 to 1959
  • 831940 to 1949
  • 221939 or earlier
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Arthur, NM (88253)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Arthur, NM (88253)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 211 bedroom
  • 262 bedrooms
  • 1413 bedrooms
  • 644 bedrooms
  • 25+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Arthur, NM (88253)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Arthur, NM (88253)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 282 bedrooms
  • 783 bedrooms
  • 154 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Arthur, NM (88253) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Arthur, NM (88253) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 26no vehicle
  • 301 vehicle
  • 882 vehicles
  • 673 vehicles
  • 194 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Arthur, NM (88253) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Arthur, NM (88253) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6no vehicle
  • 481 vehicle
  • 192 vehicles
  • 383 vehicles
  • 64 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles

  • Zip code 88253 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 88253 household income distribution in 2022
  • 18Less than $10,000
  • 25$10,000 to $14,999
  • 11$15,000 to $19,999
  • 34$25,000 to $29,999
  • 3$30,000 to $34,999
  • 27$40,000 to $44,999
  • 3$45,000 to $49,999
  • 10$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19$60,000 to $74,999
  • 33$75,000 to $99,999
  • 13$100,000 to $124,999
  • 13$125,000 to $149,999
  • 88$150,000 to $199,999
  • 84$200,000 or more

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 88253

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 88253
  • 35Less than $10,000
  • 4$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$40,000 to $49,999
  • 21$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2$80,000 to $89,999
  • 8$90,000 to $99,999
  • 19$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2$125,000 to $149,999
  • 9$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2$175,000 to $199,999
  • 70$200,000 to $249,999
  • 45$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 88253

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 88253
  • 3$100 to $149
  • 6$400 to $449
  • 2$550 to $599
  • 7$750 to $799
  • 25$900 to $999
  • 2$1,000 to $1,249
  • 74No cash rent

Zip code 88253 topographic map

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,084.

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

  • Some other race householders: $118,131
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $118,131

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $173,546
88253:

$173,546
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,696 - $262,566

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $233,088
Here:

$233,088
State:

$322,045

Mobile homes: $155,421
Here:

$155,421
State:

$117,675
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 88253

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 286
  • One, attached: 12
  • Two: 3
  • Mobile homes: 114
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Unemployment: 2.0%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 88253

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 88253
  • 90.7%603Drove a car alone
  • 1.5%10Carpooled
  • 5.0%33Worked at home

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 88253

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 88253
  • 11Less than 5 minutes
  • 85 to 9 minutes
  • 4210 to 14 minutes
  • 23115 to 19 minutes
  • 8620 to 24 minutes
  • 325 to 29 minutes
  • 10130 to 34 minutes
  • 635 to 39 minutes
  • 740 to 44 minutes
  • 9545 to 59 minutes
  • 760 to 89 minutes
  • 2190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,183
  • Male householders: 271 (35 living alone), Female householders: 121 (41 living alone)
  • 218 spouses (218 opposite-sex spouses), 32 unmarried partners, (32 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 419 children (379 natural, 0 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 39 non-relatives

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 15 2-persons

177 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (33 men, 12 women).

70.0% of residents of 88253 zip code speak English at home.
30.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 28% well, 22% not well, 1% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 165 (14.0%)
(10.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

14.0%
Whole state:

9.3%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 97%Honduras
Most common first ancestries reported in 88253
  • 5%Irish
  • 4%English
  • 4%American
  • 3%German
  • 2%Scottish
  • 0%French
  • 0%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 162010 or later
  • 1252000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 41Before 1990

Facilities 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)

Zip code 88253 marital status for males
Zip code 88253 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 37.6%Electricity
  • 36.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 23.5%Utility gas
  • 3.2%Wood

Population in 1990: 740.

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

  • This state: 680
  • Midwest: 67
  • South: 138
  • West: 111

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.

97% of the 88253 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from different county within same state.

Year householders moved into unit in Lake Arthur, NM (88253)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

0.0%
New Mexico:

10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
New Mexico:

10.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:

84.8%
New Mexico:

12.3%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 97,541Construction and extraction occupations
  • 77,062Management occupations
  • 62,831Production occupations
  • 61,530Transportation occupations
  • 47,991Office and administrative support occupations
  • 44,823Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

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 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: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 88253 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary675.2 years
James568.4 years
John477.7 years
Ralph478.0 years
William467.0 years
Marie375.0 years
Cecil266.5 years
Ernest273.0 years
Clarence282.0 years
Jesus289.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 88253 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Nelson673.5 years
Funk578.4 years
Grado462.3 years
Malone480.5 years
Baeza340.6 years
Evans380.0 years
Mills373.7 years
Segura372.3 years
Franco277.0 years
Aguirre274.5 years
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