ZIP 87042 · Peralta
Who lives in ZIP code 87042 (Peralta, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Peralta, NM · Valencia County
uszips 2026
People3,410
Median age39.9
Household income$73,057
Home value$291,542
Median rent$1,237/mo
Poverty5.3%
College degree+25.8%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 293 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,427
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
33.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,133.
Education (adults 25+)
53.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
53.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.1%
- Never married
- 19.8%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 48.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.6%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.8%
- Veterans
- 13.9%
- With a disability
- 22.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.