Postal Codes

87106 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87106 covers Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a population of about 26,815 and a median household income of $51,079.

Population
26,815749 per square mile
Median age
32.26.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,07918% below the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
26.2%13.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$371,173up 22.4% in five years
Median rent
$90411% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
52.8%17.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
38.7%26.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
728

Where 87106 is

Albuquerque, 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

Population26,815
Median age32.2
Family households40.2%
Born outside the US12.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.4%
White (non-Hispanic)45.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino38.6%
Veterans4.8%
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$51,079
Income per person$37,958
Poverty rate26.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.9%
$10–15k7.5%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k7.4%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,600
Mean adjusted gross income$71,307
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$332,100
Median gross rent$904
Rent as a share of household income34.2%
Owner-occupied38.7%
Vacant homes10.9%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house48.7%
Attached house5.4%
2 to 4 units14.3%
5 to 19 units16%
20 or more units12.9%
Mobile home2.8%
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$371,173as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.2%
Typical asking rent$1,384as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 78%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$371,944$149,285

$149,285 in 2002 to $371,173 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,384$777

$777 in 2016 to $1,384 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home13.5%
Drives to work alone64.5%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5%
Health

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

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.3% 10.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year63.7% 13 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening77.8% 8.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.3% 4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.8% 3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments728
People employed25,052
Annual payroll$1,537,715,000
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 75.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.7 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.

Earthquake90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche8Very 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$51,079$62,125$78,538
Income per person$37,958$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate26.2%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$332,100$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$904$1,021$1,348
Homeownership38.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%6%5.2%
Works from home13.5%11%13.5%
Born outside the US12.5%9.2%13.9%
Median age32.239.238.7
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 stationALBUQUERQUE INTL AP, NM US4.1 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January48.4°F / 26.4°F0.36 in rain, 1.4 in snow
February54.1°F / 29.8°F0.43 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March62.8°F / 36.2°F0.46 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April70.3°F / 43.2°F0.51 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May79.9°F / 52.4°F0.44 in rain
June90.4°F / 61.9°F0.57 in rain
July91.2°F / 66.5°F1.64 in rain
August88.8°F / 64.9°F1.31 in rain
September82.5°F / 58.1°F1.15 in rain
October70.6°F / 46.1°F0.87 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November57.3°F / 34.1°F0.57 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December47.3°F / 26.6°F0.53 in rain, 2.8 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 supermarket87% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket97% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket12% 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%.

Albuquerque Public Schools100% 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 vulnerability87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Household characteristics85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability10.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87102 Albuquerque, NM2.9 km away
87158 Albuquerque, NM3.2 km away
87197 Albuquerque, NM3.2 km away
87198 Albuquerque, NM3.2 km away
87108 Albuquerque, NM3.9 km away
87110 Albuquerque, NM5 km away
87104 Albuquerque, NM5.7 km away
87103 Albuquerque, NM6.4 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 area35.82 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density749 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0790, -106.6169

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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