ZIP Code 87121

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

Population: 76,135
Median household income: $59,184
Median home value: $192,500

ZIP Code 87121 (Bernalillo County, New Mexico) is home to about 76,135 residents. The median household income of $59,184 is below the Bernalillo County median ($66,514).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 87121's population declined 2.7% from 78,276 to 76,135, while its median gross rent rose 23.4% from $1,035 to $1,277.

Owners occupy 76.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,135
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,184
Median home value: $192,500
Median gross rent: $1,277
Housing units: 26,118
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,27676,135

Median household income

$44,146$59,184

Median home value

$134,900$192,500

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,277

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,276	$44,146	$134,900	$1,035
2020	77,671	$43,847	$140,400	$1,052
2021	75,378	$47,980	$150,800	$1,093
2022	76,980	$53,326	$172,800	$1,251
2023	76,135	$59,184	$192,500	$1,277

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,383	5.8%
5 to 17	17,769	23.3%
18 to 24	8,472	11.1%
25 to 34	11,417	15.0%
35 to 44	11,133	14.6%
45 to 54	9,254	12.2%
55 to 64	7,125	9.4%
65 to 74	4,588	6.0%
75 and over	1,994	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,038	9.2%
Black or African American	1,532	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,436	3.2%
Asian	1,026	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	412	0.5%
Two or more races	1,582	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62,089	81.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,049	19.9%
High school graduate	15,651	34.4%
Some college or associate's	14,901	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,433	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,477	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,168	78.8%
Carpooled	4,193	12.2%
Public transit	62	0.2%
Walked	66	0.2%
Bicycle	35	0.1%
Worked from home	2,658	7.7%
Other means	292	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,348	16.8%
15 to 29 min	15,359	48.3%
30 to 44 min	7,843	24.7%
45 to 59 min	1,450	4.6%
60+ min	1,816	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 21.8% (16,574 of 75,928)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,735	70.2%
Nonfamily households	7,532	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,267	96.7%
Vacant	851	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,295	76.4%
Renter-occupied	5,972	23.6%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,356	74.1%
1-unit, attached	673	2.6%
2 to 4 units	473	1.8%
5 to 19 units	705	2.7%
20 or more units	1,045	4.0%
Mobile home & other	3,866	14.8%

ZIP Code 87121

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