ZIP 87036 · Mountainair
Who lives in ZIP code 87036 (Mountainair, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mountainair, NM · Torrance County
uszips 2026
People1,927
Median age57.0
Household income$47,132
Home value$172,289
Median rent$832/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+34.1%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 735
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
45.8% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,209.
Education (adults 25+)
49.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
41.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.5%
- Never married
- 16.6%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 12.7%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 32.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 41.9%
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 10.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 13.8%
- With a disability
- 27.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.