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88026 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88026 covers Santa Clara, New Mexico, with a population of about 1,636 and a median household income of $46,094.

Population
1,636347 per square mile
Median age
49.310.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,09426% below the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
30%17.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$98,682down 40.3% in five years
Median rent
$71030% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
16.7%18.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.3%5.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 88026 is

Santa Clara, 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

Population1,636
Median age49.3
Family households55.5%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home46.8%
White (non-Hispanic)23.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino75.9%
Veterans8.6%
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$46,094
Income per person$27,292
Poverty rate30%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.2%
$10–15k11.5%
$15–20k8.2%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k6.9%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k1.9%
$150–200k2.4%
$200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$120,900
Median gross rent$710
Owner-occupied70.3%
Vacant homes24.9%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house55.3%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units4.4%
20 or more units3.7%
Mobile home35.2%
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$98,682as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 40.3%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$165,212$98,682

$165,212 in 2021 to $98,682 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%
High school diploma or higher77%
Works from home6%
Drives to work alone92%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0.2%
Health

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

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.7% 6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening52.2% 12.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36% 5.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.8% 4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed63
Annual payroll$1,429,000
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 90.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss75.3 out of 100
Community resilience4.1 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.

River flooding98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane19Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.6Very 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$46,094$62,125$78,538
Income per person$27,292$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate30%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$120,900$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$710$1,021$1,348
Homeownership70.3%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.3%6%5.2%
Works from home6%11%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%9.2%13.9%
Median age49.339.238.7
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 stationFT BAYARD, NM US1.6 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January55.6°F / 31.6°F1.07 in rain
February59.1°F / 33.6°F0.91 in rain
March66.1°F / 37.5°F0.48 in rain
April72.7°F / 43°F0.32 in rain
May80.1°F / 50.2°F0.57 in rain
June90.2°F / 59.5°F0.84 in rain
July88.4°F / 63.7°F3.91 in rain
August86.9°F / 62.8°F2.93 in rain
September83.2°F / 58.1°F2.1 in rain
October74.2°F / 47°F0.99 in rain
November63.5°F / 37.4°F0.85 in rain
December55.3°F / 30.3°F1.22 in rain
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 supermarket100% 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%.

Cobre Consolidated 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 status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88023 Bayard, NM2.7 km away
88022 Arenas Valley, NM3.3 km away
88062 Silver City, NM5.8 km away
88053 Pinos Altos, NM11.2 km away
88061 Silver City, NM11.7 km away
88036 Fort Bayard, NM13.6 km away
88043 Hurley, NM14.6 km away
88065 Tyrone, NM16.2 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.71 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density347 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.7795, -108.1503

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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