House, NM · standard
ZIP Code 88121
Quay County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 152
- 0/sq mi
- $2,499
- Median income
- $187,500
- Median home value
- 30.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
House pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, renter-heavy area.
- Lowest
- household income, US ZIPs
- 40th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 30%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 88121 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 88121 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in House, Quay County, New Mexico, home to just 152 residents across 760.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 88121 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $2,499 (96% below the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,881. The poverty rate is 60.6%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Median home value is $187,500 (13% below the average New Mexico ZIP); 29.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 30.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 25.2, 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 88121.
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 88121, House, 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
152
Population
760.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 88121?
25.2
Median Age
66.7%
Male
33.3%
Female
0.0%
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?
$2,499
Median Household Income
-96% vs state ZIP avg
$27,881
Per Capita Income
60.6%
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
133housing units
133
Total Housing Units
121
Occupied Units
12
Vacant Units
1.36
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$187,500
Median Home Value
-13% vs state ZIP avg
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 88121, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,198,000.
3
Businesses
15
Employees
$1.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 3 | 100.0% |
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 88121, 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.