ZIP 88048 · Mesquite
Who lives in ZIP code 88048 (Mesquite, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mesquite, NM · Doña Ana County
uszips 2026
People3,247
Median age38.9
Household income$43,750
Home value—
Median rent$752/mo
Poverty24.3%
College degree+8.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 57 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,207
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.2% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
11.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,861.
Education (adults 25+)
65.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
84.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.4%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 24.8%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.89
- Dual-income families
- 44.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.5%
- Rent burden
- 20.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.9%
- Veterans
- 0.0%
- With a disability
- 26.2%
- No health insurance
- 16.2%
- Limited English
- 24.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.