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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 87901 Zip Code is $17,752, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 87901 Zip Code median household income is $26,024, which has grown by 23.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.74% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 87901 Zip Code residents spend 12.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #219

87901 Zip Code	17,752 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	18,843 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	20,231 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	17,845 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	26,024 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	34,872 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

87901 Zip Code	23.55%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	87901 Zip Code		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.36%	$8,934, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	58.82%	$15,424, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.92%	$2,324, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.02%	$15,522, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	42,250 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

87901 Zip Code	49,747 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	87901 Zip Code	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$26,410, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Hispanic	$30,813, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$18,906, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$26,475, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$14,792, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	87901 Zip Code	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$18,889, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,597, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,020, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$24,263, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	87901 Zip Code	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,892, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	2,919, 49.54%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,359, 46.56%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,359, 46.56%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,251, 92.05%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	108, 7.95%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,560, 53.44%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	2,973, 50.46%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,229, 41.34%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,229, 41.34%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,164, 94.71%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 5.29%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,744, 58.66%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	87901 Zip Code	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,390, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,855, 77.62%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	206, 8.62%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	20, 0.84%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	179, 7.49%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.33%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	122, 5.10%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

87901 Zip Code	12.3 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	87901 Zip Code	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,415	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	1,251, 51.80%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	200, 15.99%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	559, 44.68%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	135, 10.79%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	55, 4.40%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	240, 19.18%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	1,164, 48.20%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	238, 20.45%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	307, 26.37%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	490, 42.10%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.69%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.43%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	116, 9.97%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	87901 Zip Code	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,415, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	73, 3.02%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	113, 4.68%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	77, 3.19%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 0.33%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	243, 10.06%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	161, 6.67%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	30, 1.24%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	85, 3.52%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	79, 3.27%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	701, 29.03%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	432, 17.89%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	299, 12.38%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	114, 4.72%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	87901 Zip Code	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,404	21.63%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	134	10.23%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.