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87505 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87505 covers Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a population of about 32,189 and a median household income of $75,912.

Population
32,189494 per square mile
Median age
53.314.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,9121.2× the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$575,314up 17.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,3481.3× the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
54.3%19.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
59%6 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,613

Where 87505 is

Santa Fe, 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

Population32,189
Median age53.3
Family households46.2%
Born outside the US10.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.8%
White (non-Hispanic)55.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino36.2%
Veterans7%
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$75,912
Income per person$57,110
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more11.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,830
Mean adjusted gross income$102,581
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.7%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$484,100
Median gross rent$1,348
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied59%
Vacant homes12.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house59.6%
Attached house9.9%
2 to 4 units10.2%
5 to 19 units12.2%
20 or more units5.4%
Mobile home2.7%
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$575,314as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 89%
Typical asking rent$1,763as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$577,403$218,129

$218,129 in 2002 to $575,314 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,794$1,451

$1,451 in 2021 to $1,763 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home20.8%
Drives to work alone64.4%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.8%
Health

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

Obesity24.4% 9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 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)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,613
People employed15,783
Annual payroll$878,152,000
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 57.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54 out of 100
Community resilience27.6 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.

Wildfire95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.6Very 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$75,912$62,125$78,538
Income per person$57,110$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$484,100$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,348$1,021$1,348
Homeownership59%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%6%5.2%
Works from home20.8%11%13.5%
Born outside the US10.2%9.2%13.9%
Median age53.339.238.7
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 stationSANTA FE SETON, NM US6.2 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January42.6°F / 20.5°F0.79 in rain, 5 in snow
February47.1°F / 23.3°F0.69 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March55.6°F / 28.9°F0.94 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April63.3°F / 34.4°F0.78 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May72.8°F / 43.6°F0.88 in rain
June83.7°F / 53.5°F0.87 in rain
July85.5°F / 57.4°F2.48 in rain
August83.3°F / 55.8°F2.19 in rain
September77.1°F / 49.7°F1.6 in rain
October65.5°F / 38.6°F1.56 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November52.4°F / 27.9°F0.95 in rain, 3.2 in snow
December42.4°F / 20.9°F1.01 in rain, 8.6 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 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%.

Santa Fe 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

87502 Santa Fe, NM9.6 km away
87503 Santa Fe, NM9.6 km away
87504 Santa Fe, NM9.6 km away
87508 Santa Fe, NM11.1 km away
87501 Santa Fe, NM13.2 km away
87507 Santa Fe, NM13.8 km away
87535 Glorieta, NM15.1 km away
87509 Santa Fe, NM15.2 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.

Santa Fe County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.13 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density494 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.6219, -105.8688

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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