87823 Zip Code (Lemitar, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 365
Zip code population in 2010: 884
Zip code population in 2000: 1,083

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87823: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 60.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 87823:

• High school or higher: 81.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 53.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87823:

• Never married: 18.5%
• Now married: 67.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.2%
• Divorced: 10.4%

• 
• • 30784.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5114.0%White
  • 71.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 87823, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,313 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,313
State:	$59,146

Salary/wage: $39,438 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,438
State:	$48,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1337.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2955.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10086.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $420 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$420
New Mexico:	$1,616

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 28.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,500 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$7,816

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 250.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,167 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,167
State:	+$19,595

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 716.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,525 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,525
State:	+$11,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 168.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 195.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.0%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 87823, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,721 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,721
State:	$50,343

Salary/wage: $32,750 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

Here:	$32,750
State:	$41,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 161.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $414 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$414
New Mexico:	$1,677

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $467 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$467
State:	$6,939

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$367 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$367
State:	+$14,311

Profit/loss from business: +$4,340 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,340
State:	+$11,059

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,700 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

87823:	$3,700
New Mexico:	$15,706

Total itemized deductions: $25,000 (29% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,000
State:	$21,709

Here:	29.3% of AGI
State:	19.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,300 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$4,195

Taxes paid: $4,725 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

87823:	$4,725
State:	$6,176

Earned income credit: $2,311 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.3%

Here:	48%
State:	50%

(% for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87823, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,025 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,025
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $29,961 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,961
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $701 (reported on 30.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$701
New Mexico:	$1,873

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $423 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$423
State:	$3,554

Profit/loss from business: +$4,651 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,651
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $10k, 10.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,702 (26% of AGI, reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,702
State:	$18,103

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,524 (2% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,524
State:	$3,246

Here:	2.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $4,240 (reported on 64.7% of returns)

87823:	$4,240
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,690 (reported on 30.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,690
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.2%

Here:	57%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs below $10k, 53.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 87828, 87831, 87801, 87028, 87006, 87062.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 126

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 123 (73 now married, 48 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 87823 with a mortgage: 9
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 87823 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 56$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87823

• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 44$80,000 to $89,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,355
• Some other race householders: $165,333
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $110,164

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,913 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,185 - $154,391

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $225,819

Here:	$225,819
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $96,976

Here:	$96,976
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 101
• Mobile homes: 167

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 87823

• 90.7%116Drove a car alone
• 7.0%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87823

• 510 to 14 minutes
• 7020 to 24 minutes
• 3840 to 44 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 365

• Male householders: 111 (25 living alone), Female householders: 25 (16 living alone)

• 86 spouses (86 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 143 children (142 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: 51 2-persons, 43 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person

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

77.7% of residents of 87823 zip code speak English at home.
21.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARCA ENGINEERING (W FRONTAGE RD in LEMITAR, NM)

  SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
  Organizations: CAL WEST METALS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CAL WEST (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BROCE CONSTRUCTION CO OF NEW MEXICO, CAL WEST, CAL WEST METALS (SBA), CAL WEST METALS (USSBA), SECONDRY LEAD SMELTER

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 26.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.9%

Population in 1990: 439. Population change in the 1990s: +644 (+146.7%).

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

• This state: 300
• Northeast: 9
• South: 29
• West: 12

68% of the 87823 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

100% of the 87823 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Business Associations (1-4: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 11. The highest number of fires - 28 took place in 2011, and the least - 2 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (70.9%), and Structure Fires (18.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 87823
• 10070.9%Outside Fires
• 2618.4%Structure Fires
• 128.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 32.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 87823, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 87823 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	7	86.3 years
James	4	73.5 years
Juan	3	58.7 years
Mary	3	78.0 years
William	3	72.4 years
Esther	2	88.0 years
Callie	2	82.5 years
Manuel	2	84.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 87823 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Chavez	8	85.7 years
Griego	6	71.0 years
Santillanes	6	77.0 years
Howes	5	76.4 years
Gonzales	4	86.7 years
Breeden	4	79.3 years
Romero	4	41.5 years
Garcia	3	80.3 years
Edwards	3	72.4 years
Cordova	2	78.0 years