ZIP 87121 · Albuquerque
Who lives in ZIP code 87121 (Albuquerque, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Albuquerque, NM · Bernalillo County
uszips 2026
People75,510
Median age32.6
Household income$60,796
Home value$204,365
Median rent$1,321/mo
Poverty21.5%
College degree+13.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 87 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 25,639
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.0% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,566.
Education (adults 25+)
42.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
79.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.7%
- Never married
- 44.5%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.53
- Dual-income families
- 45.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.9%
- Rent burden
- 35.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.0%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 14.7%
- Limited English
- 9.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.