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87059 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87059 covers Tijeras, New Mexico, with a population of about 10,012 and a median household income of $89,267.

Population
10,01271 per square mile
Median age
51.112.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$89,2671.4× the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
12.1%about the US average
Typical home value
$450,368up 25.7% in five years
Degree or higher
41.3%6.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.2%30.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
143

Where 87059 is

Tijeras, 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

Population10,012
Median age51.1
Family households77.4%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)64.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino27.7%
Veterans14.5%
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$89,267
Income per person$48,580
Poverty rate12.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k12.1%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more12.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,690
Mean adjusted gross income$90,463
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.9%
Returns, $200k or more9.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$322,100
Owner-occupied95.2%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house84.5%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.3%
Mobile home12.8%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$450,368as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$450,368$181,546

$181,546 in 2002 to $450,368 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home17.8%
Drives to work alone70.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.8%
Health

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

Obesity32.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments143
People employed581
Annual payroll$27,790,000
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 70% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.3 out of 100
Community resilience31.8 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.

Wildfire98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche9.5Very 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$89,267$62,125$78,538
Income per person$48,580$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate12.1%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$322,100$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership95.2%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate3%6%5.2%
Works from home17.8%11%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%9.2%13.9%
Median age51.139.238.7
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 stationSANDIA PARK, NM US19.2 km away

Average high and low by month

January43.9°F / 19°F
February48.4°F / 21.7°F
March54.5°F / 26.2°F
April63.4°F / 34.2°F
May72.9°F / 40.9°F
June82.8°F / 48.6°F
July83.2°F / 53.2°F
August80.2°F / 52.1°F
September76.8°F / 45.9°F
October65.1°F / 35.6°F
November53.5°F / 24.4°F
December42.7°F / 18.1°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Albuquerque Public Schools86.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Moriarty Municipal Schools13.4% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87008 Cedar Crest, NM10.6 km away
87015 Edgewood, NM11.4 km away
87047 Sandia Park, NM13.8 km away
87123 Albuquerque, NM18.7 km away
87112 Albuquerque, NM20.3 km away
87115 Albuquerque, NM21.9 km away
87111 Albuquerque, NM22.1 km away
87116 Albuquerque, NM22.3 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.

Bernalillo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area141.64 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density71 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0446, -106.3062

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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