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87031 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87031 covers Los Lunas, New Mexico, with a population of about 46,211 and a median household income of $61,947.

Population
46,211181 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$61,947about the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
18.3%5.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$332,062up 29.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,0831.1× the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
21.4%13.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
81%16 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
522

Where 87031 is

Los Lunas, New Mexico — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population46,211
Median age36.5
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.7%
White (non-Hispanic)30.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino63.2%
Veterans8.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,947
Income per person$28,855
Poverty rate18.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k4.6%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed19,490
Mean adjusted gross income$58,089
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$206,600
Median gross rent$1,083
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied81%
Vacant homes10.2%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house62.4%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home31.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$332,062as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 106.4%
Typical asking rent$2,015as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$332,062$145,909

$167,873 in 2009 to $332,062 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%
High school diploma or higher85.4%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.8% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.3% 6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments522
People employed6,603
Annual payroll$263,390,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 40.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.2 out of 100
Community resilience1.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire85.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought39.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Mexico and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew MexicoUnited States
Median household income$61,947$62,125$78,538
Income per person$28,855$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate18.3%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$206,600$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,083$1,021$1,348
Homeownership81%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%6%5.2%
Works from home8.7%11%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%9.2%13.9%
Median age36.539.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLOS LUNAS 3 SSW, NM US4.8 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January51.4°F / 19°F0.45 in rain, 1.5 in snow
February57.7°F / 23.4°F0.42 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March65.7°F / 30.1°F0.54 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April73.1°F / 37.2°F0.55 in rain
May81.7°F / 46.4°F0.49 in rain
June91.8°F / 55.5°F0.52 in rain
July93.3°F / 62.2°F1.55 in rain
August91.1°F / 60.3°F1.53 in rain
September85°F / 51.7°F1.15 in rain
October74.3°F / 38.4°F0.92 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November60.9°F / 26.6°F0.57 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December50.2°F / 19.7°F0.54 in rain, 1.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Los Lunas Public Schools82.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Belen Consolidated Schools17.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

87060 Tome, NM4.7 km away
87042 Peralta, NM6.3 km away
87068 Bosque Farms, NM10.7 km away
87022 Isleta, NM14.2 km away
87002 Belen, NM14.5 km away
87023 Jarales, NM21.5 km away
87105 Albuquerque, NM29.4 km away
87103 Albuquerque, NM29.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Valencia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area255.5 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Population density181 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.7806, -106.7115

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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