ZIP 88002 · White Sands Missile Range
Who lives in ZIP code 88002 (White Sands Missile Range, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
White Sands Missile Range, NM · Doña Ana County
uszips 2026
People1,609
Median age22.5
Household income$89,565
Home value—
Median rent$1,385/mo
Poverty1.9%
College degree+45.3%
Commute11 min
Place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 414
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
1.2% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
38.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,798.
Education (adults 25+)
68.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.5%
- Never married
- 47.8%
- Divorced
- 2.9%
- Widowed
- 0.9%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 75.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 0.0%
- Rent burden
- 18.6%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 87.3%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 18.1%
- With a disability
- 4.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.3%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.