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88043 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88043 covers Hurley, New Mexico, with a population of about 1,218 and a median household income of $41,917.

Population
1,21817 per square mile
Median age
57.318.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$41,91733% below the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$108,174down 0.9% in five years
Median rent
$80721% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
11.8%23.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.4%14.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 88043 is

Hurley, 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

Population1,218
Median age57.3
Family households35.1%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home53.4%
White (non-Hispanic)20.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino76.9%
Veterans19.3%
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$41,917
Income per person$29,467
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.4%
$10–15k5.3%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k9.9%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k1.4%
$125–150k0.7%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more0.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed620
Mean adjusted gross income$41,789
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$86,800
Median gross rent$807
Rent as a share of household income35.4%
Owner-occupied79.4%
Vacant homes31.7%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house77.4%
Mobile home22.6%
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$108,174as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 10.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 18.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$146,654$81,741

$91,290 in 2016 to $108,174 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%
High school diploma or higher90.9%
Works from home12.1%
Drives to work alone87.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59% 5.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.3% 5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37% 6.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.8% 4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.5% 7.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed268
Annual payroll$11,743,000
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 29% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss19.7 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.

Wildfire93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche32.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4.1Very 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$41,917$62,125$78,538
Income per person$29,467$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$86,800$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$807$1,021$1,348
Homeownership79.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%6%5.2%
Works from home12.1%11%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%9.2%13.9%
Median age57.339.238.7
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 US16.2 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 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%.

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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88062 Silver City, NM9 km away
88023 Bayard, NM12.8 km away
88026 Santa Clara, NM14.6 km away
88034 Faywood, NM15.1 km away
88022 Arenas Valley, NM15.4 km away
88065 Tyrone, NM15.7 km away
88036 Fort Bayard, NM18.2 km away
88061 Silver City, NM19.6 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 area71.55 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.6480, -108.1516

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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