87519 Zip Code (Questa, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 746
Zip code population in 2010: 460
Zip code population in 2000: 428

Houses and condos: 387
Renter-occupied apartments: 26
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87519: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 33 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: $667 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 87519:

• High school or higher: 93.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87519:

• Never married: 46.5%
• Now married: 30.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.1%
• Divorced: 8.8%

• 
• • 61983.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 12717.0%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87519, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,648 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$19,648
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $19,467 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$19,467
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $94 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$94
New Mexico:	$1,873

Profit/loss from business: +$5,500 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,500
State:	+$8,875

Total tax: $1,606 (reported on 58.0% of returns)

87519:	$1,606
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,310 (reported on 35.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,310
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.9%

Here:	52%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $10k, 53.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 87556, 87564, 87524, 87513, 87580, 87558.
Questa Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 255

Housing units in zip code 87519 with a mortgage: 52 (7 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 87519 household income distribution in 2022

• 49$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 71$60,000 to $74,999
• 42$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87519

• 14Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 46$150,000 to $174,999
• 29$175,000 to $199,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 99$300,000 to $399,999
• 30$750,000 to $999,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $203,070
• Some other race householders: $244,138
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $237,335

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $293,743

Here:	$293,743
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $123,191

Here:	$123,191
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 257
• 3 or 4: 27
• Mobile homes: 79
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87519

• 88.3%327Drove a car alone
• 10.0%37Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87519

• 115Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 915 to 19 minutes
• 8520 to 24 minutes
• 930 to 34 minutes
• 3945 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 746

• Male householders: 146 (22 living alone), Female householders: 114 (107 living alone)

• 88 spouses (88 opposite-sex spouses), 33 unmarried partners, (33 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 332 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 42 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person, 17 2-persons

21.2% of residents of 87519 zip code speak English at home.
74.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% very well, 5% well).

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

• This state: 558
• Northeast: 83
• West: 98

69% of the 87519 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

101% of the 87519 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

Most common first names in zip code 87519 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Maria	5	84.2 years
Jose	3	78.3 years
Alfonso	2	77.0 years
Joe	2	49.5 years
Mary	2	59.5 years
Sam	2	64.5 years
Tony	2	86.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 87519 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Archuleta	17	77.7 years
Vigil	15	75.7 years
Quintana	9	71.4 years
Martinez	8	65.8 years
Segura	8	81.9 years
Gomez	5	73.0 years
Jaramillo	4	80.3 years
Gallegos	4	67.7 years
Salazar	4	81.5 years
Garcia	3	80.3 years