ZIP 87043 · Placitas
Who lives in ZIP code 87043 (Placitas, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Placitas, NM · Sandoval County
uszips 2026
People4,223
Median age64.8
Household income$109,750
Home value$561,167
Median rent$2,717/mo
Poverty3.2%
College degree+65.6%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,160
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
49.5% are 65 or older; 94.6% are adults.
Household income
55.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,485.
Education (adults 25+)
52.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.9%
- Never married
- 13.7%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.24
- Dual-income families
- 39.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 55% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 46.5%
- Veterans
- 13.7%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.