ZIP Code 87002

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Valencia County, New Mexico.

Population: 21,375
Median household income: $51,537
Median home value: $183,700

ZIP Code 87002 (Valencia County, New Mexico) is home to about 21,375 residents. Its median household income of $51,537 runs below the Valencia County figure of $58,333.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 87002's population declined 2.8% from 21,993 to 21,375, while its median gross rent rose 8.7% from $790 to $859.

Owners occupy 82.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,375
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,537
Median home value: $183,700
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 9,210
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,99321,375

Median household income

$42,925$51,537

Median home value

$139,800$183,700

Median gross rent

$790$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,993	$42,925	$139,800	$790
2020	21,804	$46,301	$137,200	$773
2021	20,533	$48,584	$133,400	$774
2022	19,985	$50,655	$152,400	$834
2023	21,375	$51,537	$183,700	$859

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	915	4.3%
5 to 17	3,094	14.5%
18 to 24	2,249	10.5%
25 to 34	2,171	10.2%
35 to 44	2,173	10.2%
45 to 54	2,903	13.6%
55 to 64	3,274	15.3%
65 to 74	2,771	13.0%
75 and over	1,825	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,622	31.0%
Black or African American	231	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.3%
Asian	122	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	224	1.0%
Two or more races	651	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,468	63.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,381	15.8%
High school graduate	5,076	33.6%
Some college or associate's	4,817	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,856	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	987	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,819	74.4%
Carpooled	982	12.6%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	79	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	714	9.1%
Other means	213	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,236	31.5%
15 to 29 min	1,911	26.9%
30 to 44 min	1,337	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,095	15.4%
60+ min	530	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 19.6% (4,145 of 21,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,118	66.2%
Nonfamily households	2,616	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,734	84.0%
Vacant	1,476	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,348	82.1%
Renter-occupied	1,386	17.9%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other28.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,854	63.6%
1-unit, attached	141	1.5%
2 to 4 units	278	3.0%
5 to 19 units	201	2.2%
20 or more units	161	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,575	28.0%

ZIP Code 87002

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