Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,315 Zip code population in 2010: 6,141 Zip code population in 2000: 5,069
Houses and condos: 2,838 Renter-occupied apartments: 448
% of renters here:
17%
State:
29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 88242: 85.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 55.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 132 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.5% ($1,161)
New Mexico:
0.7% ($1,638)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,476 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $656 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,719
(50.9%)
Females: 3,594
(49.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 88242:
High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 88242:
Never married: 25.0%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 10.1%
Zip code 88242 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $239,949
88242:
$239,949
New Mexico:
$243,100
According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists, there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 88242 zip code as of June 05, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 88242 is 727 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
38.0 years
New Mexico median age:
39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.7 people
New Mexico:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 88242, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $73,606 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$73,606
State:
$59,146
Salary/wage: $62,600 (reported on 86.0% of returns)
Here:
$62,600
State:
$48,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1243.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3513.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6577.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9170.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18440.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 63994.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,561 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,561
New Mexico:
$1,616
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 101.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1066.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,106 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:
$5,106
State:
$7,816
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 21.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 154.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1520.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,931 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$14,931
State:
+$19,595
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 17.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 135.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 444.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6530.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$16,811 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
Here:
+$16,811
State:
+$11,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.5% for AGIs below $25k, 159.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 252.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 565.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12692.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,127 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
88242:
$23,127
New Mexico:
$20,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 124.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 370.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 890.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $37,579 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
$37,579
State:
$33,187
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 252.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 740.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8838.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $22,707 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
Here:
$22,707
State:
$11,850
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 222.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4670.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,946 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
88242:
$5,946
State:
$7,150
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 151.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1282.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,754 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,754
State:
$2,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.6%
Here:
96%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 88242, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $81,202 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$81,202
State:
$50,343
Salary/wage: $61,980 (reported on 88.2% of returns)
Here:
$61,980
State:
$41,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 35.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,427 (reported on 23.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,427
New Mexico:
$1,677
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,528 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,528
State:
$6,939
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,369 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
+$13,369
State:
+$14,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$37,891 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
+$37,891
State:
+$11,059
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,756 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
88242:
$15,756
New Mexico:
$15,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $23,767 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
88242:
$23,767
New Mexico:
$18,209
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $24,724 (14% of AGI, reported on 28.2% of returns)
Here:
$24,724
State:
$21,709
Here:
14.1% of AGI
State:
19.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $7,564 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
$7,564
State:
$4,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $7,327 (reported on 27.9% of returns)
88242:
$7,327
State:
$6,176
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,256 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,256
State:
$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.0%
Here:
66%
State:
50%
(% for various income ranges: 62.4% for AGIs below $25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88242, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,344 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$44,344
State:
$39,572
Salary/wage: $41,031 (reported on 89.8% of returns)
Here:
$41,031
State:
$34,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,177 (reported on 33.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,177
New Mexico:
$1,873
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,369 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,369
State:
$3,554
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$9,464 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:
+$9,464
State:
+$10,425
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,655 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
+$11,655
State:
+$8,875
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,760 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
88242:
$3,760
New Mexico:
$2,940
Total itemized deductions: $17,352 (18% of AGI, reported on 22.3% of returns)
Here:
$17,352
State:
$18,103
Here:
18.2% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,566 (4% of AGI, reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,566
State:
$3,246
Here:
4.4% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $6,552 (reported on 72.5% of returns)
88242:
$6,552
State:
$6,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,761 (reported on 17.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,761
State:
$1,796
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.9%
Here:
63%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 60.8% for AGIs below $10k, 60.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 227 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,395
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 116 (78 now married, 39 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,692 (888 now married, 790 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 88242 with a mortgage: 1,350 (56 second mortgage, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,600 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.5%
Whole state:
17.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.0%
Whole state:
9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
In group quarters: 38 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,024 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 328 4-persons, 195 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 573 1-person, 111 2-persons, 39 4-persons
1,152 married couples with children.
378 single-parent households (260 men, 118 women).
64.7% of residents of 88242 zip code speak English at home.
35.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 21% well, 10% not well, 1% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 7% well, 35% not at all).
Foreign born population: 1,019 (13.9%) (31.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
F U AUTO SALVAGE (10576 W STILES RD in HOBBS, NM)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: MARVIN KUNDE (CONTACT/OWNER)
COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2000 W COLLEGE LANE in HOBBS, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%
71.5%Electricity
19.1%Utility gas
4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.7%Wood
1.9%Other fuel
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,021
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 158
South: 2,495
West: 630
60% of the 88242 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.
97% of the 88242 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65
Here:
8.1%
New Mexico:
10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 155
Here:
27.7%
New Mexico:
10.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48
Here:
49.7%
New Mexico:
12.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
94,545Management occupations
89,163Production occupations
88,632Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
77,658Computer and mathematical occupations
76,647Construction and extraction occupations
74,606Sales and related occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1)