ZIP 87002 · Belen
Who lives in ZIP code 87002 (Belen, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Belen, NM · Valencia County
uszips 2026
People21,265
Median age41.6
Household income$51,961
Home value$175,886
Median rent$959/mo
Poverty22.2%
College degree+19.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,771
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
20.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,907.
Education (adults 25+)
35.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
64.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.3%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 38.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 2.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.9%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 27.9%
- No health insurance
- 12.9%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.