88124 Zip Code (Melrose, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 859
Zip code population in 2010: 1,165
Zip code population in 2000: 1,232

Houses and condos: 533
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 88124: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 846.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 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 mortgages in 2022: $648 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $288 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 88124:

• High school or higher: 88.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
• Unemployed: 5.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 88124:

• Never married: 15.6%
• Now married: 63.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 13.6%

• 
• • 69080.3%White
  • 11913.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 505.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 88124, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,667 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,667
State:	$59,146

Salary/wage: $42,988 (reported on 74.4% of returns)

Here:	$42,988
State:	$48,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1250.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3575.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7996.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10940.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16026.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $746 (reported on 30.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$746
New Mexico:	$1,616

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,443 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,443
State:	$7,816

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,225 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$18,225
State:	+$19,595

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3645.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,540 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,540
State:	+$11,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 346.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$2,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.8% for AGIs below $25k, 88.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 88124, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,636 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,636
State:	$50,343

Salary/wage: $35,524 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,524
State:	$41,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $785 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$785
New Mexico:	$1,677

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,580 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,580
State:	$6,939

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,025 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,025
State:	+$14,311

Profit/loss from business: +$3,500 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,500
State:	+$11,059

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,450 (27% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$19,450
State:	$21,709

Here:	26.6% of AGI
State:	19.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,350 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,350
State:	$4,195

Taxes paid: $2,967 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

88124:	$2,967
State:	$6,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,344 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,344
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	60%
State:	50%

(% for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88124, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,378 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,378
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $26,418 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,418
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 191.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,659 (reported on 42.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,659
New Mexico:	$1,873

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,045 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,045
State:	$3,554

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,396 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,396
State:	+$10,425

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,000 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,000
State:	+$8,875

Total itemized deductions: $12,859 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,859
State:	$18,103

Here:	23.8% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,347 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,347
State:	$3,246

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,213 (reported on 64.7% of returns)

88124:	$3,213
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,670 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,670
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.5%

Here:	69%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 88427, 88118, 88103, 88121, 88101, 88120.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 57
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 339

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 146 (74 now married, 71 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 88124 with a mortgage: 106
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,184
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $387

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

• Zip code 88124 household income distribution in 2022

• 14Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 43$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 23$45,000 to $49,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $74,999
• 40$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 54$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 88124

• 9Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 88124

• 3$100 to $149
• 4$300 to $349
• 7$450 to $499
• 4$550 to $599
• 3$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 7$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 2$900 to $999
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $801.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,279,503.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,980
• Black or African American householders: $66,794
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $44,529
• Some other race householders: $122,605
• Two or more races householders: $133,589
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $125,276

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,120 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,981 - $270,827

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $220,438

Here:	$220,438
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $42,809

Here:	$42,809
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 432
• Two: 3
• 20 to 49: 2
• Mobile homes: 95

Unemployment: 5.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 88124

• 79.7%252Drove a car alone
• 12.3%39Carpooled
• 0.6%2Walked
• 0.6%2Other means
• 4.4%14Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 88124

• 69Less than 5 minutes
• 285 to 9 minutes
• 1610 to 14 minutes
• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 1220 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 5830 to 34 minutes
• 535 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 859

• Male householders: 194 (51 living alone), Female householders: 205 (69 living alone)

• 234 spouses (234 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 174 children (160 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 9 2-persons

84 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (21 men, 27 women).

92.2% of residents of 88124 zip code speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 5% well, 36% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 25% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AERIAL CROP SPRAYING (ROUTE 2 in MELROSE, NM)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: SOIL PREPARATION, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATING.
  Organizations: GUNNELS CLYDE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.0%

Population in 1990: 976. Population change in the 1990s: +256 (+26.2%).

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

• This state: 496
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 29
• South: 152
• West: 130

65% of the 88124 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

95% of the 88124 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SOUTHWEST HERITAGE, INC (1273 SR 268 in MELROSE, NM; small business) : $2,770,738 in 27 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Schools, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Industrial Buildings by Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary), Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $1,118,671; 2005: $1,152,067; 2006: $500,000.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $566,823 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Schools. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2006-03-21.
  $347,366 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-12-14. Completion date: 2005-05-09.
  $295,638, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2004-12-26.
  $250,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-02. Completion date: 2006-10-12.
  

• D&D EQUIPMENT (12 1/2 MI ON HY 267 in MELROSE, NM; small business)

  $37,000 with Air Force for Quality Control Services -- Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.

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

• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 15. The highest number of fire incidents - 34 took place in 2011, and the least - 3 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (77.1%), and Structure Fires (8.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 88124
• 16277.1%Outside Fires
• 178.1%Structure Fires
• 178.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 146.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 88124, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 88124 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	13	78.5 years
Mary	11	82.0 years
James	10	72.3 years
George	9	77.3 years
John	8	75.1 years
Carl	4	83.0 years
Clara	4	86.0 years
Charles	4	70.0 years
Joe	4	77.2 years
Richard	4	75.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 88124 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	11	76.4 years
Widner	7	82.4 years
Woods	6	55.2 years
Pinkston	5	90.0 years
Christesson	5	81.4 years
Shaw	4	74.5 years
Williams	4	86.5 years
Gonser	4	76.8 years
Ashley	4	73.0 years
Gonzales	4	70.5 years