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87508 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 87508 covers Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a population of about 18,745 and a median household income of $96,767.

Population
18,745111 per square mile
Median age
54.115.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$96,7671.6× the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$658,576up 18.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,5021.5× the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
50.1%15.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
90.5%25.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
365

Where 87508 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

Population18,745
Median age54.1
Family households67%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.9%
White (non-Hispanic)55.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino39%
Veterans7.7%
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$96,767
Income per person$55,534
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k19.5%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k12.4%
$200k or more17.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,380
Mean adjusted gross income$99,594
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.7%
Returns, $200k or more10.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$529,000
Median gross rent$1,502
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied90.5%
Vacant homes4.2%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house85.6%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units0.4%
Mobile home10.3%
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$658,576as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$658,576$252,204

$252,204 in 2002 to $658,576 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%
High school diploma or higher90.5%
Works from home22.9%
Drives to work alone64.5%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.6%
Health

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

Obesity24.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments365
People employed2,381
Annual payroll$114,236,000
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 42.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.3 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.

Wildfire97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.9Very 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$96,767$62,125$78,538
Income per person$55,534$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$529,000$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,502$1,021$1,348
Homeownership90.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%6%5.2%
Works from home22.9%11%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%9.2%13.9%
Median age54.139.238.7
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 stationSANTA FE SETON, NM US7.5 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 supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% 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.

87509 Santa Fe, NM5.2 km away
87592 Santa Fe, NM5.2 km away
87594 Santa Fe, NM5.2 km away
87505 Santa Fe, NM11.1 km away
87540 Lamy, NM11.5 km away
87507 Santa Fe, NM15.9 km away
87535 Glorieta, NM16.1 km away
87502 Santa Fe, NM17.1 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 area169.24 sq mi
Population density111 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.5335, -105.9260

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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