The 100 Richest Zip Codes in New Mexico for 2024
In this article, we'll look at the top 100 richest zip codes in New Mexico and explore some of the demographic statistics of each to see if we can find out why they are the richest.
Before we get started, let's talk about how we determine "the richest zip codes" by explaining how we calculate it.
We use the mean household income for each zip code, which can be found on the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The ACS is an ongoing survey conducted by the US Census Bureau and, because it's updated yearly, is more up-to-date that the Decennial Survey.
The latest year we have ACS data for is 2022.
Using the mean (or average) household income, we only really have two criteria to determine the richest zip codes:
- The zip code must have a population of at least 500 people.
- The margin of error provided by the Census Bureau for the zip code must be less than 50% of the mean household income estimate.
Richest Zip Codes in New Mexico
If you're in a rush and just want to see the top 100 zip codes in New Mexico, here they are, sorted by highest average household income.
The list is long, so you might have to scroll the table to see all of the zip codes. You can click the links in the table to view more demographic statistics about the zip code.
Rank |
Zip Code |
County |
Mean Income |
1 |
87122 |
Bernalillo County |
$199,446.00 |
2 |
87544 |
Los Alamos County |
$160,681.00 |
3 |
87025 |
Sandoval County |
$159,031.00 |
4 |
87048 |
Bernalillo County, Sandoval County |
$141,468.00 |
5 |
87043 |
Sandoval County |
$132,512.00 |
6 |
87047 |
Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, Santa Fe County |
$129,163.00 |
7 |
88253 |
Chaves County, Eddy County |
$128,037.00 |
8 |
87506 |
Santa Fe County |
$127,696.00 |
9 |
87008 |
Bernalillo County |
$122,543.00 |
10 |
87501 |
Santa Fe County |
$121,945.00 |
11 |
87508 |
Santa Fe County |
$117,852.00 |
12 |
87316 |
McKinley County |
$117,256.00 |
13 |
87113 |
Bernalillo County |
$114,025.00 |
14 |
88312 |
Lincoln County |
$111,850.00 |
15 |
87111 |
Bernalillo County |
$109,573.00 |
16 |
87059 |
Bernalillo County |
$107,055.00 |
17 |
87582 |
Rio Arriba County |
$105,206.00 |
18 |
87505 |
Santa Fe County |
$103,814.00 |
19 |
87144 |
Sandoval County |
$103,160.00 |
20 |
87549 |
Rio Arriba County, Taos County |
$102,048.00 |
21 |
87571 |
Taos County |
$101,888.00 |
22 |
87402 |
San Juan County |
$100,142.00 |
23 |
88242 |
Lea County |
$99,873.00 |
24 |
88435 |
Guadalupe County |
$99,366.00 |
25 |
88011 |
Doña Ana County |
$99,190.00 |
26 |
87072 |
Sandoval County |
$98,989.00 |
27 |
87120 |
Bernalillo County |
$98,519.00 |
28 |
88002 |
Doña Ana County |
$98,465.00 |
29 |
88220 |
Eddy County, Culberson County |
$98,021.00 |
30 |
87114 |
Bernalillo County |
$96,944.00 |
31 |
88341 |
Lincoln County |
$96,260.00 |
32 |
87104 |
Bernalillo County |
$95,522.00 |
33 |
87042 |
Valencia County |
$94,638.00 |
34 |
88317 |
Otero County |
$94,115.00 |
35 |
88339 |
Chaves County, Otero County |
$93,790.00 |
36 |
88210 |
Eddy County |
$92,209.00 |
37 |
88007 |
Doña Ana County |
$91,250.00 |
38 |
87124 |
Sandoval County |
$90,822.00 |
39 |
87558 |
Taos County |
$89,147.00 |
40 |
87418 |
San Juan County |
$88,255.00 |
41 |
88260 |
Lea County |
$87,298.00 |
42 |
88201 |
Chaves County |
$86,803.00 |
43 |
88240 |
Lea County |
$85,711.00 |
44 |
87107 |
Bernalillo County |
$85,532.00 |
45 |
87024 |
Sandoval County |
$85,195.00 |
46 |
87015 |
Bernalillo County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County |
$85,132.00 |
47 |
87068 |
Valencia County |
$84,229.00 |
48 |
88124 |
Curry County, Quay County, Roosevelt County |
$83,374.00 |
49 |
88008 |
Doña Ana County |
$83,347.00 |
50 |
87540 |
Santa Fe County |
$83,123.00 |
51 |
87710 |
Colfax County |
$82,976.00 |
52 |
87529 |
Taos County |
$82,914.00 |
53 |
87056 |
San Miguel County, Santa Fe County |
$82,760.00 |
54 |
88012 |
Doña Ana County |
$81,889.00 |
55 |
87507 |
Santa Fe County |
$81,823.00 |
56 |
87112 |
Bernalillo County |
$80,731.00 |
57 |
87116 |
Bernalillo County |
$80,543.00 |
58 |
87110 |
Bernalillo County |
$80,483.00 |
59 |
87519 |
Taos County |
$80,222.00 |
60 |
88325 |
Otero County |
$79,936.00 |
61 |
87511 |
Rio Arriba County |
$79,755.00 |
62 |
87123 |
Bernalillo County |
$79,755.00 |
63 |
87562 |
San Miguel County |
$79,394.00 |
64 |
87001 |
Sandoval County |
$79,356.00 |
65 |
87520 |
Rio Arriba County |
$78,433.00 |
66 |
87321 |
Cibola County, McKinley County |
$78,277.00 |
67 |
87579 |
Taos County |
$77,956.00 |
68 |
88022 |
Grant County |
$77,479.00 |
69 |
88231 |
Lea County |
$77,456.00 |
70 |
88256 |
Eddy County |
$77,114.00 |
71 |
87522 |
Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County |
$76,804.00 |
72 |
87006 |
Socorro County, Valencia County |
$76,649.00 |
73 |
87109 |
Bernalillo County |
$76,565.00 |
74 |
87031 |
Valencia County |
$76,067.00 |
75 |
87004 |
Sandoval County |
$75,799.00 |
76 |
87535 |
San Miguel County, Santa Fe County |
$75,316.00 |
77 |
87106 |
Bernalillo County |
$75,283.00 |
78 |
87401 |
San Juan County |
$74,133.00 |
79 |
88020 |
Hidalgo County |
$74,055.00 |
80 |
87051 |
Cibola County |
$73,973.00 |
81 |
88352 |
Otero County |
$73,804.00 |
82 |
87301 |
McKinley County |
$73,655.00 |
83 |
87548 |
Rio Arriba County |
$73,630.00 |
84 |
88061 |
Grant County |
$73,539.00 |
85 |
88046 |
Doña Ana County |
$73,470.00 |
86 |
87747 |
Colfax County |
$72,856.00 |
87 |
88135 |
Curry County, Roosevelt County |
$72,784.00 |
88 |
88027 |
Doña Ana County |
$72,670.00 |
89 |
87566 |
Rio Arriba County |
$72,139.00 |
90 |
87552 |
San Miguel County |
$71,553.00 |
91 |
87052 |
Sandoval County |
$71,188.00 |
92 |
87036 |
Socorro County, Torrance County |
$70,951.00 |
93 |
87022 |
Bernalillo County |
$70,875.00 |
94 |
87322 |
McKinley County |
$69,996.00 |
95 |
88101 |
Curry County |
$69,735.00 |
96 |
88044 |
Doña Ana County |
$69,659.00 |
97 |
87410 |
San Juan County |
$69,471.00 |
98 |
88316 |
Lincoln County |
$69,418.00 |
99 |
88310 |
Otero County |
$69,335.00 |
100 |
87532 |
Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County |
$69,271.00 |
Demographic Statistics for the 10 Richest Zip Codes in New Mexico
Now that we've seen the top 100 zip codes in New Mexico, let's take a look at some of the demographic statistics for each zip code.
We'll focus on the top 10 richest zip codes in New Mexico to see if there any similarities or differences between them.
Household Income by Age
In the table below, we can compare the household income by age for each of the zip codes.
Zip Code |
Under 25 |
25 to 44 |
45 to 64 |
65 and Over |
87122 |
$0.00 |
$162,891.00 |
$184,543.00 |
$97,115.00 |
87544 |
$0.00 |
$120,605.00 |
$152,880.00 |
$130,223.00 |
87025 |
$0.00 |
$140,852.00 |
$182,768.00 |
$87,917.00 |
87048 |
$0.00 |
$152,209.00 |
$115,893.00 |
$82,935.00 |
87043 |
$0.00 |
$106,813.00 |
$127,006.00 |
$78,689.00 |
87047 |
$0.00 |
$89,609.00 |
$128,897.00 |
$100,375.00 |
88253 |
$0.00 |
$175,750.00 |
$75,833.00 |
$26,111.00 |
87506 |
$39,231.00 |
$61,413.00 |
$91,048.00 |
$82,048.00 |
87008 |
$0.00 |
$103,384.00 |
$148,125.00 |
$79,063.00 |
87501 |
$40,814.00 |
$80,865.00 |
$76,843.00 |
$78,607.00 |
Note than any fields showing as $0 are because the data was not available from the latest ACS.
We can see from the data above that the most common age bracket for the richest zip codes in New Mexico is 45 to 64, with 70.00% of the top earners falling into this age bracket.
The list below shows all of the top age brackets for the richest zip codes in New Mexico.
- 70.00% of the richest zip codes in New Mexico were aged 45 to 64
- 30.00% of the richest zip codes in New Mexico were aged 25 to 44
Race and Ethnicity
We can also look at the race and ethnicity for the richest zip codes in New Mexico. To do that, we created averages for each race reported for the zip code by the ACS survey.
The chart below shows the most common races living in the richest zip codes in New Mexico:
This shows that the most common race across the richest zip codes in New Mexico is "Black/African American".
Education Levels
Another interesting demographic to look at would be the education levels of the people living in the richest zip codes in New Mexico.
Just like we did with the race and ethnicity numbers, we can create averages for each of the education levels the Census Bureau tracks for each zip code, by summing them and dividing by the number of zip codes we're comparing.
The chart below shows the most common education level of people living in the richest zip codes in New Mexico:
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Bachelor's degree
42.02%
-
Master's degree or higher
31.10%
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High school diploma or equivalent
18.55%
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Some college or associate's degree
6.95%
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Less than high school diploma
1.37%
The data shows that 73.12% of people living in the richest zip codes in New Mexico have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Conclusion
Hopefully, this article has given you some interesting insights into why the richest zip codes in New Mexico are so wealthy based on the common demographics between them.
In the future, we will try to add more data to this article and pull out more interesting insights from the information.
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