Monument, NM · standard
ZIP Code 88265
Lea County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 243
- 1/sq mi
- $261,400
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Monument pairs above-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- Top 40%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 44%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 88265 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 88265 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Monument, Lea County, New Mexico, home to just 243 residents across 202.5 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 88265, but per-capita income is $24,713. Local economic indicators show a 2.5% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. On housing, the median home value is $261,400 (21% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 44.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 26.1, and the average commute is -. Compare these figures to the New Mexico and national benchmarks above rather than reading 88265's numbers in isolation.
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 88265, Monument, 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
243
Population
202.5
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 88265?
26.1
Median Age
44.4%
Male
55.6%
Female
31.3%
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?
$24,713
Per Capita Income
2.5%
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?
116
Total Housing Units
116
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
3.72
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$261,400
Median Home Value
+21% vs state
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 88265, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,091,000.
4
Businesses
38
Employees
$5.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
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