ZIP Code 88081

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Otero County, New Mexico.

Population: 18,334
Median household income: $46,102
Median home value: $101,900

ZIP Code 88081 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Otero County, New Mexico, home to about 18,334 residents. At $46,102, its median household income sits below Otero County's $52,717.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 88081's population grew 8.9% from 16,829 to 18,334, while its median gross rent rose 35.9% from $643 to $874.

29.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,334
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,102
Median home value: $101,900
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 5,914
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,82918,334

Median household income

$24,665$46,102

Median home value

$78,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$643$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,829	$24,665	$78,000	$643
2020	16,136	$31,186	$83,100	$724
2021	16,310	$33,992	$82,300	$749
2022	17,183	$44,219	$90,200	$754
2023	18,334	$46,102	$101,900	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	968	5.3%
5 to 17	4,122	22.5%
18 to 24	1,926	10.5%
25 to 34	2,816	15.4%
35 to 44	2,392	13.0%
45 to 54	2,050	11.2%
55 to 64	2,005	10.9%
65 to 74	1,187	6.5%
75 and over	868	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,350	7.4%
Black or African American	179	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100	0.5%
Asian	88	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	142	0.8%
Two or more races	247	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,228	88.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.5%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,903	34.5%
High school graduate	2,939	26.0%
Some college or associate's	3,441	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	724	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	311	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,120	79.9%
Carpooled	738	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	341	5.3%
Other means	139	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	951	15.7%
15 to 29 min	1,449	23.9%
30 to 44 min	2,012	33.2%
45 to 59 min	1,110	18.3%
60+ min	543	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 28.8% (4,794 of 16,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,834	80.6%
Nonfamily households	924	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,758	80.5%
Vacant	1,156	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,157	66.4%
Renter-occupied	1,601	33.6%

1-unit, detached29.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other66.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,724	29.2%
1-unit, attached	274	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3,912	66.1%

Geography

ZCTA: 88081
Land area: 377 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.2194, -106.2937

Counties this ZIP covers

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