ZIP Code 87529

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Taos County, New Mexico.

Population: 4,872
Median household income: $68,370
Median home value: $393,600

ZIP Code 87529 (Taos County, New Mexico) is home to about 4,872 residents. The median household income of $68,370 is above the Taos County median ($58,908).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 87529's population declined 4.8% from 5,116 to 4,872, while its median gross rent rose 47.5% from $979 to $1,444.

The median resident is 52.2 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,872
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $68,370
Median home value: $393,600
Median gross rent: $1,444
Housing units: 2,892
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1164,872

Median household income

$46,800$68,370

Median home value

$245,600$393,600

Median gross rent

$979$1,444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,116	$46,800	$245,600	$979
2020	5,203	$52,934	$265,800	$1,033
2021	4,938	$55,452	$337,100	$1,313
2022	4,723	$62,857	$392,500	$1,384
2023	4,872	$68,370	$393,600	$1,444

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	0.8%
5 to 17	496	10.2%
18 to 24	304	6.2%
25 to 34	329	6.8%
35 to 44	726	14.9%
45 to 54	698	14.3%
55 to 64	741	15.2%
65 to 74	851	17.5%
75 and over	689	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,720	55.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	406	8.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.2%
Two or more races	159	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,578	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	3.9%
High school graduate	1,309	32.4%
Some college or associate's	979	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	553	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,036	25.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,566	67.2%
Carpooled	361	15.5%
Public transit	6	0.3%
Walked	8	0.3%
Bicycle	13	0.6%
Worked from home	375	16.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	393	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,168	59.8%
30 to 44 min	307	15.7%
45 to 59 min	18	0.9%
60+ min	68	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 8.8% (427 of 4,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,089	51.8%
Nonfamily households	1,015	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,104	72.8%
Vacant	788	27.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,680	79.8%
Renter-occupied	424	20.2%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,040	70.5%
1-unit, attached	41	1.4%
2 to 4 units	242	8.4%
5 to 19 units	144	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	425	14.7%

ZIP Code 87529

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