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88418 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 88418 covers Des Moines, New Mexico, with a median household income of $74,792.

Median age
31.67.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,7921.2× the New Mexico median
Poverty rate
13.4%1 points above the US average
Median home value
$160,90031% below the New Mexico median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.9%1.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 88418 is

Des Moines, 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

Median age31.6
Family households74.4%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.2%
White (non-Hispanic)60.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino33.7%
Veterans2.2%
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$74,792
Income per person$23,110
Poverty rate13.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.5%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k13.5%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k15.0%
$75–100k18.0%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$60,215
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k46.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k23.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$160,900
Owner-occupied66.9%
Vacant homes27.3%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house78.7%
2 to 4 units0.5%
Mobile home20.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher78.4%
Works from home19.6%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.1%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72% 4.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use65.4% 10.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.1% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed50
Annual payroll$2,131,000
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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 95.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.5 out of 100
Community resilience6.4 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.

Winter weather99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1Very 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$74,792$62,125$78,538
Income per person$23,110$34,823$43,289
Poverty rate13.4%18.1%12.4%
Median home value$160,900$232,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,021$1,348
Homeownership66.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%30.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%6%5.2%
Works from home19.6%11%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%9.2%13.9%
Median age31.639.238.7
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 stationCAPULIN, NM US10.7 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January46.1°F / 14.9°F0.51 in rain, 6.4 in snow
February48.8°F / 18°F0.5 in rain, 5.4 in snow
March56.7°F / 24.3°F0.98 in rain, 7.7 in snow
April64.1°F / 31.2°F0.96 in rain, 4.6 in snow
May73.6°F / 39.5°F1.46 in rain, 0.7 in snow
June82.6°F / 49.1°F2.31 in rain
July85.6°F / 54°F3.6 in rain
August82.8°F / 52.6°F2.87 in rain
September77.4°F / 46°F1.93 in rain
October66.9°F / 33.2°F1.1 in rain, 2.4 in snow
November54.5°F / 22.3°F0.62 in rain, 4.6 in snow
December45.9°F / 14.4°F0.76 in rain, 9.1 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Des Moines Municipal Schools80.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Clayton Public Schools19.6% 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 vulnerability90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

88414 Capulin, NM12.4 km away
88419 Folsom, NM15.8 km away
81027 Branson, CO35.9 km away
81081 Trinchera, CO44.2 km away
88422 Gladstone, NM48 km away
88424 Grenville, NM51.8 km away
87740 Raton, NM53.2 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.

Union County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area563.16 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.7291, -103.8739

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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