88029 Zip Code (Columbus, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,327
Zip code population in 2010: 1,873
Zip code population in 2000: 2,049

Houses and condos: 888
Renter-occupied apartments: 229
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 88029: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 179.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $413 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $334 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 88029:

• High school or higher: 48.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 11.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 88029:

• Never married: 25.3%
• Now married: 41.0%
• Separated: 4.0%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 21.8%

• 
• • 1,15987.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 16612.5%White
  • 20.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88029, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $13,372 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$13,372
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $11,784 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$11,784
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,774 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,774
New Mexico:	$1,873

Taxable dividends: $1,758 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,758
State:	$3,554

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,033 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,033
State:	+$10,425

Profit/loss from business: +$6,474 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,474
State:	+$8,875

Total itemized deductions: $17,075 (45% of AGI, reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,075
State:	$18,103

Here:	45.1% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,913 (5% of AGI, reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,913
State:	$3,246

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $1,442 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

88029:	$1,442
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,998 (reported on 65.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,998
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.8%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 88030, 88021, 88040, 88004, 88034, 88033.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 194
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 321

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 360 (193 now married, 163 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 88029 with a mortgage: 89
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $921
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $368

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

• Zip code 88029 household income distribution in 2022

• 61Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 54$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 63$25,000 to $29,999
• 116$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 88029

• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $69,999
• 28$70,000 to $79,999
• 42$80,000 to $89,999
• 23$90,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 88029

• 5Less than $100
• 8$150 to $199
• 76$200 to $249
• 36$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 23$350 to $399
• 6$400 to $449
• 13$450 to $499
• 18$500 to $549
• 39No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $375.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $126,038.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,787
• Some other race householders: $128,152
• Two or more races householders: $131,304
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,900

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $86,661 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,192 - $107,170

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $93,388

Here:	$93,388
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $59,106

Here:	$59,106
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 323
• 3 or 4: 24
• 20 to 49: 16
• Mobile homes: 487
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Unemployment: 11.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 88029

• 52.6%225Drove a car alone
• 23.2%99Carpooled
• 0.2%1Bicycle
• 27.1%116Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 88029

• 705 to 9 minutes
• 2110 to 14 minutes
• 7815 to 19 minutes
• 4120 to 24 minutes
• 2530 to 34 minutes
• 2240 to 44 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 2090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,327

• Male householders: 188 (85 living alone), Female householders: 321 (83 living alone)

• 200 spouses (200 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 519 children (515 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 29 other relatives, 15 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 11 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 167 1-person, 38 2-persons

200 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (189 women).

17.0% of residents of 88029 zip code speak English at home.
78.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 5% well, 20% not well, 12% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COLUMBUS WATER SYS (PO BOX 350 in COLUMBUS, NM)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0356, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2004-1200,
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

• REFCO (HW 11 N in COLUMBUS, NM)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WINSTON CHARTER CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLUMBUS CAR SALES INC (1 MI N HWY 11 in COLUMBUS, NM)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: COLUMBUS CARE SALES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLUMBUS TRANSFER STATION (RAIDERS ROAD in COLUMBUS, NM)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: VILLAGE OF COLUMBUS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (N. BOUNDARY RD in COLUMBUS, NM)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.9%

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

• This state: 568
• Northeast: 79
• Midwest: 46
• South: 66
• West: 89

58% of the 88029 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

98% of the 88029 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from abroad.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• LA CASITA RESTAURANT (PAST & HELBERG in COLUMBUS, NM; small business) : $62,872 in 6 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  Contracts for Forage and Feed, Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $15,603; 2004: $32,414; 2005: $14,855; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $32,414 with Army for Forage and Feed. Signed on 2004-04-21. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
  $15,130 with Army for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-20. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
  $9,143 with Army for Forage and Feed. Signed on 2005-12-02. Completion date: 2005-12-20.
  $3,552 with Army for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-09-18.
  

• VILLAGE OF COLUMBUS CITY HALL (214 W. BROADWAY AVE. in COLUMBUS, NM; small business)
  26 employees: $6,099 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  $3,147 with Public Buildings Service for Water Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $2,952, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  

• LEDEZMA, CALTAZAR (HWY 11 AND LIMA in COLUMBUS, NM; small business) : $3,360 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003

  $16,800 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2002-12-03. Completion date: 2003-02-25.
  -$13,440, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-30. Completion date: 2003-02-25.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (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 fires per year is 12. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 22 took place in 2008, and the least - 5 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (54.1%), and Structure Fires (20.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 88029
• 9254.1%Outside Fires
• 3520.6%Structure Fires
• 2212.9%Other
• 2112.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 88029, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 88029 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	15	75.8 years
Robert	10	75.7 years
Jose	7	77.5 years
Maria	5	60.6 years
Ralph	5	73.0 years
James	4	78.7 years
Richard	4	77.5 years
Charles	4	80.0 years
George	4	69.7 years
Martin	3	62.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 88029 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gomez	6	76.2 years
Castillo	4	65.5 years
Rogers	4	75.0 years
Gutierrez	3	73.0 years
Garcia	3	80.3 years
Brown	3	80.0 years
Flores	3	54.3 years
Miller	3	77.3 years
Porras	3	67.7 years
Smith	3	66.7 years