87941 Zip Code (Salem, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 860
Zip code population in 2010: 1,216
Zip code population in 2000: 1,106

Houses and condos: 313
Renter-occupied apartments: 74
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87941: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 109 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 87941:

• High school or higher: 42.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 19.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87941:

• Never married: 28.7%
• Now married: 65.4%
• Separated: 5.9%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 82195.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 394.5%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87941, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $30,216 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,216
State:	$59,146

Salary/wage: $23,134 (reported on 91.4% of returns)

Here:	$23,134
State:	$48,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1463.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3364.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7024.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
New Mexico:	$1,616

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,900 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$18,900
State:	+$11,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 540.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,519 (reported on 44.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,519
State:	$2,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 206.1% for AGIs below $25k, 202.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.4%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87941, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $21,202 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,202
State:	$50,343

Salary/wage: $16,800 (reported on 92.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,800
State:	$41,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $267 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$267
New Mexico:	$1,677

Profit/loss from business: +$10,920 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$10,920
State:	+$11,059

Earned income credit: $2,739 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,739
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 82.5%

Here:	83%
State:	50%

(% for various income ranges: 81.4% for AGIs below $25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87941, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $16,252 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$16,252
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $13,763 (reported on 94.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,763
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.5% for AGIs below $10k, 81.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $311 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$311
New Mexico:	$1,873

Profit/loss from business: +$3,929 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,929
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,923 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,923
State:	-$7,872

Total itemized deductions: $15,455 (31% of AGI, reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,455
State:	$18,103

Here:	31.5% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Total tax: $1,522 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

87941:	$1,522
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,253 (reported on 61.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,253
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.3%

Here:	79%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $10k, 83.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 87936, 87933, 87937, 87940, 87930, 87931.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 185
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 104

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (28 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 123 (75 now married, 46 unmarried)

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

• Zip code 87941 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 79$20,000 to $24,999
• 38$25,000 to $29,999
• 54$30,000 to $34,999
• 53$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87941

• 43Less than $10,000
• 42$30,000 to $34,999
• 49$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 87941

• 25$150 to $199
• 37$300 to $349

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,738
• Some other race householders: $96,661
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $94,422

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $72,030

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $195,773

Here:	$195,773
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $35,437

Here:	$35,437
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 60
• Mobile homes: 243

Unemployment: 19.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87941

• 84.8%307Drove a car alone
• 11.9%43Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87941

• 315 to 9 minutes
• 4815 to 19 minutes
• 2320 to 24 minutes
• 4925 to 29 minutes
• 11530 to 34 minutes
• 8460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 860

• Male householders: 178 (50 living alone), Female householders: 101 (0 living alone)

• 172 spouses (172 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 279 children (238 natural, 44 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 47 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 27 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person

258 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

4.8% of residents of 87941 zip code speak English at home.
85.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 6% not well, 30% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SALEM WASTEWATER TREAT. PLT. (INTERSECTION OF NM 187 AND in SALEM, NM)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: SALEM/OGAZ WWTP - SALEM, SALEM WASTWATER TREAT.PLT.

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.8%

Population in 1990: 709. Population change in the 1990s: +397 (+56.0%).

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

• This state: 346
• South: 65

67% of the 87941 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

100% of the 87941 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): 14
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0014.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0014.00

Most common first names in zip code 87941 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	5	71.2 years
Manuel	3	79.3 years
Joseph	3	77.7 years
Juan	3	70.7 years
Adela	2	84.0 years
Antonio	2	76.0 years
Frank	2	75.5 years
Bertha	2	75.5 years
Felipe	2	73.5 years
Mary	2	73.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 87941 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Franzoy	10	76.8 years
Padilla	6	84.2 years
Lunsford	4	72.3 years
Sanders	4	82.3 years
Torres	4	71.8 years
Oliver	3	77.4 years
Howard	2	81.0 years
Alaniz	2	76.0 years
Alvarado	2	79.0 years
Green	2	85.0 years