ZIP Code 87547

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

Population: 5,568
Median household income: $150,714
Median home value: $460,100

ZIP Code 87547 (Los Alamos County, New Mexico) is home to about 5,568 residents. The median household income of $150,714 is above the Los Alamos County median ($143,188).

From 2021 to 2023, ZIP Code 87547's population declined 2.6% from 5,716 to 5,568.

The median resident is 41.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,568
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $150,714
Median home value: $460,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 2,304
Homeownership rate: 99.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7165,568

Median household income

$135,500$150,714

Median home value

$351,300$460,100

Median gross rent

$1,555$1,356

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2021	5,716	$135,500	$351,300	$1,555
2022	5,592	$144,661	$420,000	$1,356
2023	5,568	$150,714	$460,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	378	6.8%
5 to 17	1,106	19.9%
18 to 24	236	4.2%
25 to 34	576	10.3%
35 to 44	829	14.9%
45 to 54	475	8.5%
55 to 64	679	12.2%
65 to 74	667	12.0%
75 and over	622	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,189	75.2%
Black or African American	61	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	1.0%
Asian	64	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	314	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	886	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate9.1%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree39.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	351	9.1%
Some college or associate's	787	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,177	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,533	39.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,986	76.9%
Carpooled	308	11.9%
Public transit	24	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	263	10.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	341	14.7%
15 to 29 min	1,539	66.4%
30 to 44 min	360	15.5%
45 to 59 min	8	0.3%
60+ min	70	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 1.4% (78 of 5,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,515	74.3%
Nonfamily households	525	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,040	88.5%
Vacant	264	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,032	99.6%
Renter-occupied	8	0.4%

1-unit, detached96.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,231	96.8%
1-unit, attached	54	2.3%
2 to 4 units	19	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 87547

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Race & ethnicity

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Commute to work

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