ZIP Code 87420

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in San Juan County, New Mexico.

Population: 11,048
Median household income: $38,079
Median home value: $101,600

ZIP Code 87420 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to about 11,048 residents. At $38,079, its median household income sits below San Juan County's $53,020.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 87420's population declined 9.3% from 12,179 to 11,048, while its median gross rent rose 33.3% from $520 to $693.

The typical home was built around 1988. 27.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,048
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $38,079
Median home value: $101,600
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 3,978
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,17911,048

Median household income

$36,856$38,079

Median home value

$81,300$101,600

Median gross rent

$520$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,179	$36,856	$81,300	$520
2020	11,933	$35,113	$74,900	$572
2021	11,293	$35,566	$74,800	$587
2022	11,051	$37,643	$86,100	$641
2023	11,048	$38,079	$101,600	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	527	4.8%
5 to 17	2,033	18.4%
18 to 24	1,156	10.5%
25 to 34	1,765	16.0%
35 to 44	1,500	13.6%
45 to 54	1,241	11.2%
55 to 64	1,551	14.0%
65 to 74	866	7.8%
75 and over	409	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	112	1.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10,353	93.7%
Asian	97	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	168	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	304	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's45.3%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	957	13.1%
High school graduate	2,259	30.8%
Some college or associate's	3,320	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	535	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	261	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,253	84.5%
Carpooled	257	6.7%
Public transit	36	0.9%
Walked	222	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,284	34.1%
15 to 29 min	537	14.3%
30 to 44 min	778	20.6%
45 to 59 min	526	14.0%
60+ min	643	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.43
Poverty rate: 27.9% (3,075 of 11,027)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,504	78.4%
Nonfamily households	691	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,195	80.3%
Vacant	783	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,754	54.9%
Renter-occupied	1,441	45.1%

1-unit, detached58.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,345	58.9%
1-unit, attached	77	1.9%
2 to 4 units	370	9.3%
5 to 19 units	46	1.2%
20 or more units	7	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,133	28.5%

ZIP Code 87420

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