ZIP Code 88340

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Otero County, New Mexico.

Population: 3,577
Median household income: $39,185
Median home value: $53,500

ZIP Code 88340 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Otero County, New Mexico, home to about 3,577 residents. At $39,185, its median household income sits below Otero County's $52,717.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 88340's population declined 6.7% from 3,834 to 3,577, while its median gross rent rose 47.8% from $247 to $365.

30.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.84 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,577
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,185
Median home value: $53,500
Median gross rent: $365
Housing units: 1,131
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8343,577

Median household income

$34,093$39,185

Median home value

$66,800$53,500

Median gross rent

$247$365

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,834	$34,093	$66,800	$247
2020	4,204	$36,129	$39,300	$248
2021	4,005	$34,963	$35,700	$297
2022	3,969	$38,209	$43,800	$308
2023	3,577	$39,185	$53,500	$365

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	229	6.4%
5 to 17	713	19.9%
18 to 24	405	11.3%
25 to 34	601	16.8%
35 to 44	485	13.6%
45 to 54	252	7.0%
55 to 64	396	11.1%
65 to 74	274	7.7%
75 and over	222	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	216	6.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,064	85.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	277	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	437	19.6%
High school graduate	826	37.0%
Some college or associate's	635	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	279	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	53	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	982	78.0%
Carpooled	213	16.9%
Public transit	10	0.8%
Walked	11	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	0.7%
Other means	34	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	447	35.8%
15 to 29 min	488	39.0%
30 to 44 min	222	17.8%
45 to 59 min	65	5.2%
60+ min	28	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.84
Poverty rate: 30.1% (1,061 of 3,524)

	Count	Share
Family households	490	53.6%
Nonfamily households	425	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	915	80.9%
Vacant	216	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	612	66.9%
Renter-occupied	303	33.1%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	732	64.7%
1-unit, attached	7	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19	1.7%
5 to 19 units	6	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	367	32.4%

ZIP Code 88340

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