ZIP Code 87021

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cibola County, New Mexico.

Population: 3,164
Median household income: $39,041
Median home value: $131,500

ZIP Code 87021 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cibola County, New Mexico, home to about 3,164 residents. Its median household income of $39,041 runs below the Cibola County figure of $51,765.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 87021's population declined 7.5% from 3,421 to 3,164, while its median gross rent rose 17.5% from $708 to $832.

20.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.88 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,164
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,041
Median home value: $131,500
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 1,284
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4213,164

Median household income

$46,321$39,041

Median home value

$88,500$131,500

Median gross rent

$708$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,421	$46,321	$88,500	$708
2020	3,391	$41,563	$47,100	$723
2021	2,837	$58,750	$46,200	$743
2022	2,793	$37,458	—	$834
2023	3,164	$39,041	$131,500	$832

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5419.8%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	0.4%
5 to 17	555	17.5%
18 to 24	254	8.0%
25 to 34	614	19.4%
35 to 44	270	8.5%
45 to 54	627	19.8%
55 to 64	382	12.1%
65 to 74	256	8.1%
75 and over	192	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	655	20.7%
Black or African American	22	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	751	23.7%
Asian	60	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	69	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,607	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	475	20.3%
High school graduate	989	42.2%
Some college or associate's	681	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	142	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	54	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	941	93.6%
Carpooled	40	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	1.3%
Other means	11	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	457	46.1%
15 to 29 min	397	40.0%
30 to 44 min	11	1.1%
45 to 59 min	28	2.8%
60+ min	99	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 20.2% (608 of 3,005)

	Count	Share
Family households	452	43.3%
Nonfamily households	592	56.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,044	81.3%
Vacant	240	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	672	64.4%
Renter-occupied	372	35.6%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other47.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	558	43.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	65	5.1%
5 to 19 units	50	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	611	47.6%

ZIP Code 87021

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