87524 Zip Code (Costilla, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 414
Zip code population in 2010: 260
Zip code population in 2000: 284

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87524: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 119.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 87524:

• High school or higher: 97.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%

For population 15 years and over in 87524:

• Never married: 22.2%
• Now married: 77.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87524, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,447 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$17,447
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $18,738 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,738
State:	$34,237

Taxable interest for individuals: $452 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$452
New Mexico:	$1,873

Total tax: $1,672 (reported on 65.0% of returns)

87524:	$1,672
State:	$6,237

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 39.8%

Here:	40%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 81138, 87519, 87556, 81141, 81152, 87564.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 110
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 172 (97 now married, 73 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87524 with a mortgage: 108

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $256,795
• Some other race householders: $273,915
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $393,753

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $96,790

Here:	$96,790
State:	$322,045

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 132

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87524

• 36.8%99Drove a car alone
• 76.8%207Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87524

• 10020 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 414

• Male householders: 0 (0 living alone), Female householders: 104 (0 living alone)

• 161 spouses (161 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 149 children (148 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 96 4-persons

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

100.7% of residents of 87524 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• RIO COSTILLA ELEMENTARY (HIGHWAY 522 in COSTILLA, NM)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-79551039
  Organizations: QUESTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COSTILLA CRUSHER NO1488 (PORTABLE SOURCE in PORTABLE SOURCE, NM)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: ROBERT MEDINA & SONS COSTILLA CRSHR

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17.0%

Population in 1990: 495.

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

• This state: 408

88% of the 87524 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

100% of the 87524 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):

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Information: Internet Publishing and Broadcasting (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 87524 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Juan	4	71.5 years
Joe	3	64.0 years
Jose	3	87.7 years
Gilbert	2	82.5 years
Demetrio	2	73.5 years
Anita	2	79.0 years
Helen	2	81.5 years
Fidel	2	80.5 years
Armando	2	79.5 years
Levi	2	41.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 87524 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Arellano	15	78.1 years
Martinez	12	75.8 years
Santistevan	7	66.3 years
Lovato	6	69.7 years
Trujillo	6	89.0 years
Jacquez	5	80.6 years
Casias	3	56.7 years
Deherrera	3	89.0 years
Rivera	3	76.0 years
Maes	2	29.5 years