Animas, NM · standard
ZIP Code 88020
Hidalgo County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 882
- 0/sq mi
- $75,500
- Median income
- $176,000
- Median home value
- 26.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Animas pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 44%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 37th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 95%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 88020 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 88020 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Animas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, home to just 882 residents across 2940.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 88020 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $75,500 (27% above the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $36,928. The poverty rate is 21.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $176,000 (18% below the average New Mexico ZIP), and median rent is $782; owner occupancy is 94.9%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.5, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the New Mexico and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 88020.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 88020, Animas, NM · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
882
Population
2940.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 88020?
48.5
Median Age
53.4%
Male
46.6%
Female
15.7%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$75,500
Median Household Income
+27% vs state ZIP avg
$36,928
Per Capita Income
21.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
430housing units
430
Total Housing Units
274
Occupied Units
156
Vacant Units
2.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$176,000
Median Home Value
-18% vs state ZIP avg
$782
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 88020, employing approximately 57 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,712,000.
16
Businesses
57
Employees
$2.7M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 18.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 88020, both outside NM so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.