87421 Zip Code (Waterflow, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,612
Zip code population in 2010: 1,871
Zip code population in 2000: 1,606

Houses and condos: 645
Renter-occupied apartments: 82
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87421: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 40.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 87421:

• High school or higher: 79.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 7.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87421:

• Never married: 46.0%
• Now married: 36.7%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 6.8%

• 
• • 97760.6%American Indian
  • 38824.1%White
  • 20512.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 392.4%Asian
  • 30.2%Two or more races

Urban population: 495
Rural population: 1,116

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87421, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,171 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,171
State:	$59,146

Salary/wage: $36,207 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$36,207
State:	$48,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1107.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3489.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6208.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8570.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19027.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $175 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$175
New Mexico:	$1,616

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $500 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$7,816

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,140 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,140
State:	+$11,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.4% for AGIs below $25k, 108.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,467 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

87421:	$17,467
New Mexico:	$20,970

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 655.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,429 (reported on 27.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,429
State:	$2,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.5% for AGIs below $25k, 105.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.5%

Here:	97%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 94.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87421, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,545 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,545
State:	$50,343

Salary/wage: $41,171 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$41,171
State:	$41,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.6% for AGIs below $25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $350 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$350
New Mexico:	$1,677

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $200 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$200
State:	$6,939

Profit/loss from business: +$10,571 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,571
State:	+$11,059

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,900 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

87421:	$7,900
New Mexico:	$15,706

Total itemized deductions: $17,330 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,330
State:	$21,709

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	19.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 14.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,638 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,638
State:	$4,195

Taxes paid: $3,689 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

87421:	$3,689
State:	$6,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,853 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,853
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.4%

Here:	55%
State:	50%

(% for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs below $25k, 52.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87421, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,533 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,533
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $32,035 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,035
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.3% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $422 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$422
New Mexico:	$1,873

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $206 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$206
State:	$3,554

Profit/loss from business: +$6,386 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,386
State:	+$8,875

Total itemized deductions: $16,041 (22% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,041
State:	$18,103

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,638 (6% of AGI, reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,638
State:	$3,246

Here:	6.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,355 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

87421:	$4,355
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,806 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,806
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.1%

Here:	60%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 48.3% for AGIs below $10k, 57.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 87416, 87417, 87401, 87402, 81334, 87420.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 87
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 426

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 418 (120 now married, 298 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87421 with a mortgage: 87
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,506
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $433

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

• Zip code 87421 household income distribution in 2022

• 46Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 49$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 51$40,000 to $44,999
• 40$45,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 90$75,000 to $99,999
• 57$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87421

• 35Less than $10,000
• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 38$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87421

• 1$150 to $199
• 16$700 to $749
• 16$1,250 to $1,499
• 42No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,545.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $370,681
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $74,241
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $224,575

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $117,836 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $28,135 - $185,091

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $187,460

Here:	$187,460
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $782,522

Here:	$782,522
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 352
• 5 to 9: 8
• Mobile homes: 273
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Unemployment: 7.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87421

• 75.4%453Drove a car alone
• 13.5%81Carpooled
• 0.5%3Bus or trolley bus
• 1.0%6Walked
• 8.2%49Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87421

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 865 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 8720 to 24 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 8830 to 34 minutes
• 3935 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 7945 to 59 minutes
• 7760 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,612

• Male householders: 205 (89 living alone), Female householders: 310 (52 living alone)

• 183 spouses (183 opposite-sex spouses), 56 unmarried partners, (56 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 582 children (539 natural, 44 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 53 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 69 other relatives, 10 non-relatives

Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 140 1-person, 6 2-persons

127 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (52 men, 48 women).

53.4% of residents of 87421 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% well, 68% not well, 6% not at all).
32.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 29% well, 3% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AIR FLOW VACUUM SVC (PO 64 in WATERFLOW, NM)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BILL L WOODS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WOODS BILL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DINE BI GHAN TSE DINE BI GHAN TSE - 400T (PORTABLE SOURCE in PORTABLE SOURCE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: DINE BI GHAN TSE SAND & GRAVEL

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.9%

Population in 1990: 378. Population change in the 1990s: +1,228 (+324.9%).

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

• This state: 1,210
• Midwest: 78
• South: 31
• West: 222

73% of the 87421 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

97% of the 87421 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (250-499: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0005.02 , 9428.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0005.02

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of fire incidents - 37 took place in 2013, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (70.3%), and Structure Fires (22.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 87421
• 20470.3%Outside Fires
• 6622.8%Structure Fires
• 134.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 72.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 87421, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 87421 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	10	64.1 years
John	8	75.1 years
Mary	8	75.4 years
Harry	7	75.1 years
Raymond	7	60.3 years
Helen	4	72.5 years
Daisy	4	66.3 years
Robert	4	67.7 years
Thomas	4	80.2 years
George	3	88.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 87421 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Benally	17	73.5 years
Begay	14	59.1 years
Lee	7	56.2 years
Yazzie	7	58.0 years
Joe	6	63.8 years
John	6	68.6 years
Harper	5	70.4 years
Wheeler	5	82.2 years
Johnson	4	69.7 years
Charley	4	60.0 years