ZIP Code 87544

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Los Alamos County, New Mexico.

Population: 13,806
Median household income: $135,108
Median home value: $444,700

Covering part of Los Alamos County, New Mexico, ZIP Code 87544 has about 13,806 residents. At $135,108, its median household income sits below Los Alamos County's $143,188.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 87544's population declined 25.9% from 18,625 to 13,806, while its median gross rent rose 22.9% from $1,062 to $1,305.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,806
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $135,108
Median home value: $444,700
Median gross rent: $1,305
Housing units: 6,378
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,62513,806

Median household income

$121,324$135,108

Median home value

$302,800$444,700

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,305

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,625	$121,324	$302,800	$1,062
2020	18,976	$119,266	$322,200	$1,071
2021	13,453	$117,408	$338,500	$1,129
2022	13,661	$130,368	$406,000	$1,226
2023	13,806	$135,108	$444,700	$1,305

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	496	3.6%
5 to 17	2,171	15.7%
18 to 24	897	6.5%
25 to 34	2,185	15.8%
35 to 44	1,909	13.8%
45 to 54	1,858	13.5%
55 to 64	2,060	14.9%
65 to 74	1,297	9.4%
75 and over	933	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,425	68.3%
Black or African American	172	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90	0.7%
Asian	900	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	0.6%
Two or more races	558	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,579	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree44.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	2.3%
High school graduate	1,082	10.6%
Some college or associate's	2,016	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,346	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,560	44.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit1.9%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,570	72.2%
Carpooled	358	4.6%
Public transit	147	1.9%
Walked	213	2.8%
Bicycle	118	1.5%
Worked from home	1,200	15.5%
Other means	112	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,283	65.7%
15 to 29 min	2,103	32.3%
30 to 44 min	50	0.8%
45 to 59 min	74	1.1%
60+ min	8	0.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 3.5% (486 of 13,698)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,709	60.1%
Nonfamily households	2,462	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,171	96.8%
Vacant	207	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,089	66.3%
Renter-occupied	2,082	33.7%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached11.7%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,213	50.4%
1-unit, attached	748	11.7%
2 to 4 units	614	9.6%
5 to 19 units	627	9.8%
20 or more units	672	10.5%
Mobile home & other	504	7.9%

ZIP Code 87544

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