ZIP Code 88203

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chaves County, New Mexico.

Population: 28,637
Median household income: $42,067
Median home value: $115,600

Covering part of Chaves County, New Mexico, ZIP Code 88203 has about 28,637 residents. The median household income of $42,067 is below the Chaves County median ($52,029).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 88203's population declined 6.0% from 30,463 to 28,637, while its median gross rent rose 2.5% from $757 to $776.

The median resident is 36.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,637
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,067
Median home value: $115,600
Median gross rent: $776
Housing units: 12,089
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,46328,637

Median household income

$37,373$42,067

Median home value

$91,700$115,600

Median gross rent

$757$776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,463	$37,373	$91,700	$757
2020	30,234	$38,750	$94,100	$777
2021	30,045	$40,125	$97,200	$752
2022	29,499	$42,500	$109,200	$745
2023	28,637	$42,067	$115,600	$776

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,650	5.8%
5 to 17	5,702	19.9%
18 to 24	2,741	9.6%
25 to 34	3,897	13.6%
35 to 44	3,873	13.5%
45 to 54	3,004	10.5%
55 to 64	3,441	12.0%
65 to 74	2,457	8.6%
75 and over	1,872	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,768	30.6%
Black or African American	443	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	150	0.5%
Asian	59	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	0.3%
Two or more races	432	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,686	65.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.5%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,172	22.5%
High school graduate	6,089	32.8%
Some college or associate's	6,173	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,292	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	818	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,525	85.3%
Carpooled	816	7.3%
Public transit	19	0.2%
Walked	204	1.8%
Bicycle	66	0.6%
Worked from home	404	3.6%
Other means	132	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,700	43.7%
15 to 29 min	4,061	37.7%
30 to 44 min	871	8.1%
45 to 59 min	571	5.3%
60+ min	559	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 26.9% (7,440 of 27,699)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,715	63.2%
Nonfamily households	3,918	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,633	88.0%
Vacant	1,456	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,616	62.2%
Renter-occupied	4,017	37.8%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,936	73.9%
1-unit, attached	264	2.2%
2 to 4 units	769	6.4%
5 to 19 units	377	3.1%
20 or more units	540	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1,203	10.0%

ZIP Code 88203

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