87028 Zip Code (La Joya, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 155
Zip code population in 2010: 145
Zip code population in 2000: 187

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87028: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 68.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $337 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 87028:

• High school or higher: 99.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%

For population 15 years and over in 87028:

• Never married: 52.3%
• Now married: 39.2%
• Separated: 8.5%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

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• • 9561.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6038.7%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87028, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,755 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$17,755
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $17,805 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,805
State:	$34,237

Taxable interest for individuals: $312 (reported on 30.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$312
New Mexico:	$1,873

Total tax: $1,269 (reported on 49.1% of returns)

87028:	$1,269
State:	$6,237

Earned income credit: $1,647 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,647
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.1%

Here:	49%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 87062, 87006, 87831, 87023, 87828, 87002.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 19
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 34

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 87028 household income distribution in 2022

• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87028

• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$200,000 to $249,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $253,878
• Some other race householders: $331,145
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $331,145

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $269,773

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 69
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87028

• 6320 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 155

• Male householders: 30 (13 living alone), Female householders: 23 (0 living alone)

• 26 spouses (26 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 17 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person

49.0% of residents of 87028 zip code speak English at home.
34.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 46% well).
19.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 29.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 26.5%

Population in 1990: 74. Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+152.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 140
• Northeast: 11

65% of the 87028 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

101% of the 87028 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)