88231 Zip Code (Eunice, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,566
Zip code population in 2010: 3,238
Zip code population in 2000: 2,922

Houses and condos: 1,577
Renter-occupied apartments: 274
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 88231: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 367.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 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: $1,576 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $531 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 88231:

• High school or higher: 71.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
• Unemployed: 6.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 88231:

• Never married: 37.3%
• Now married: 46.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 8.6%

• 
• • 1,81150.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,60244.9%White
  • 962.7%American Indian
  • 561.6%Two or more races

Urban population: 3,085
Rural population: 480

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88231, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,890 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,890
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $34,162 (reported on 87.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,162
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.5% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,317 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,317
New Mexico:	$1,873

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,109 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,109
State:	$3,554

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$699 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$699
State:	+$10,425

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,157 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,157
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,220 (23% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,220
State:	$18,103

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,169 (4% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,169
State:	$3,246

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,751 (reported on 70.6% of returns)

88231:	$4,751
State:	$6,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,697 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,697
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.5%

Here:	78%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 80.7% for AGIs below $10k, 79.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 88265, 88252, 88240, 88242, 88260, 79714.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 138
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,192

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (0 now married, 12 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 875 (344 now married, 529 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 88231 with a mortgage: 240
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,235
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $357

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

• Zip code 88231 household income distribution in 2022

• 73Less than $10,000
• 57$15,000 to $19,999
• 39$20,000 to $24,999
• 88$25,000 to $29,999
• 104$30,000 to $34,999
• 56$35,000 to $39,999
• 91$40,000 to $44,999
• 111$45,000 to $49,999
• 50$60,000 to $74,999
• 226$75,000 to $99,999
• 231$100,000 to $124,999
• 117$125,000 to $149,999
• 51$150,000 to $199,999
• 68$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 88231

• 26Less than $10,000
• 50$40,000 to $49,999
• 37$60,000 to $69,999
• 134$70,000 to $79,999
• 35$80,000 to $89,999
• 66$90,000 to $99,999
• 137$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 169$150,000 to $174,999
• 31$175,000 to $199,999
• 136$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$250,000 to $299,999
• 31$300,000 to $399,999
• 50$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 88231

• 36$300 to $349
• 39$600 to $649
• 20$650 to $699
• 49$800 to $899
• 46$1,000 to $1,249
• 73No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,106.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $161,704.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $173,346
• Black or African American householders: $125,753
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,406
• Some other race householders: $102,924
• Two or more races householders: $110,663
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,924

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,648 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,857 - $202,953

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $127,664

Here:	$127,664
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $320,542

Here:	$320,542
State:	$117,675

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,397
• Mobile homes: 172
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Unemployment: 6.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 88231

• 81.8%1,256Drove a car alone
• 9.1%139Carpooled
• 0.8%13Walked
• 3.8%58Other means
• 2.7%41Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 88231

• 382Less than 5 minutes
• 5375 to 9 minutes
• 5510 to 14 minutes
• 11015 to 19 minutes
• 5820 to 24 minutes
• 4725 to 29 minutes
• 7030 to 34 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 11160 to 89 minutes
• 7090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,566

• Male householders: 827 (296 living alone), Female householders: 512 (112 living alone)

• 575 spouses (575 opposite-sex spouses), 105 unmarried partners, (74 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,351 children (1,172 natural, 24 adopted, 160 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 28 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

Size of family households: 323 2-persons, 252 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 410 1-person, 23 2-persons

483 married couples with children.
570 single-parent households (289 men, 281 women).

71.0% of residents of 88231 zip code speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 21% well, 13% not well, 2% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (47% very well, 53% not at all).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CATON MIDDLE (1106 16TH ST. in EUNICE, NM)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32251049
  Organizations: EUNICE MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• EUNICE HIGH (1720 AVENUE K in EUNICE, NM)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-32251050
  Organizations: EUNICE MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• C4 COMPRESSOR STATION (6 MILES W EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Alternative names: LEA PARTNERS C 4 COMP STA 1106, LEA PARTNERS C4 COMPRESSOR STATION, LEA PARTNERS, L.P. ATTN HERB HARLESS, SID RICHARDSON GASOLINE CO. C-4 COMPRESS, SID RICHARDSON GASOLINE C4 COMPRESSOR ST

• CHAPARRAL SERVICES INC (WEST TEXAS AVENUE in EUNICE, NM)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PRATHER PAUL (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , PAUL PRATHER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BIG JAKE NO1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (17.4 MI NW OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Organizations: DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP
  

• ANTELOPE RIDGE GAS PLANT (20 MI SW OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
  Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.; NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
  Organizations: DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: CONOCO ANTELOPE RIDGE GAS PLANT, LG&E/ANTELOPE RIDGE GAS PLANT______401M4

• CORNER POCKET 14 STATE COM (15.6 MI W OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Organizations: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
  

• ROWLAND TRUCKING COMPANY (1900 NORTH MAIN STREET in EUNICE, NM)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: UNICHEM INTERNATIONAL (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• MAD DOG 15 NO1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (26 MI NE OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Organizations: DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP
  

• RAPTOR NATURAL PIPELINE LLC DA COMPRESSO (10 MI W OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Alternative names: CONOCO DA COMPRESSOR STATION, LG&E/HADSON/DA COMP STA___________1134M2

• RIO BLANCO 9 ST NO 1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (28 MI NE OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (New Mexico tracking)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Organizations: DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP
  

• GRAMA BOOSTER STATION (22 MILES SW OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Alternative names: BTA OIL GRAMA BOOSTER STA, BTA OIL PRODUCERS

• BTA OIL - ANTELOPE RIDGE COMPRESSOR STATION (22 MILES SW OF EUNICE in EUNICE, NM)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Alternative names: BTA OIL ANTELOPE RIDGE COMPRESSOR STATIO, BTA OIL PRODUCERS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.6%

Population in 1990: 3,014.

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

• This state: 1,485
• Northeast: 10
• Midwest: 49
• South: 1,586
• West: 84

63% of the 88231 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

96% of the 88231 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% moved from different state.

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:

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

• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Mining: Natural Gas Liquid Extraction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Remediation Services (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services (20-49: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)

2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 44. The highest number of fire incidents - 79 took place in 2018, and the least - 3 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (57.7%), and Other (23.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 88231
• 30457.7%Outside Fires
• 12523.7%Other
• 519.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 478.9%Structure Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 88231, New Mexico

Most common first names in zip code 88231 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	25	73.9 years
William	25	77.2 years
John	18	73.0 years
Mary	17	77.0 years
George	10	77.2 years
Ruth	8	68.2 years
Joe	7	71.1 years
Robert	7	69.7 years
Jack	6	68.8 years
Clyde	5	75.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 88231 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	8	73.8 years
Smith	8	72.7 years
Patterson	6	75.2 years
Sims	6	79.7 years
White	6	76.0 years
Brown	5	76.0 years
Cooper	5	78.0 years
Bailey	5	76.8 years
Davis	5	76.6 years
Stewart	5	78.2 years

Businesses in zip code 88231

• FedEx: 1
• H&R Block: 1