ZIP 88081 · Chaparral
Who lives in ZIP code 88081 (Chaparral, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chaparral, NM · Otero County
uszips 2026
People19,663
Median age32.4
Household income$46,017
Home value$103,515
Median rent$853/mo
Poverty27.4%
College degree+9.8%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Alamogordo, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,060
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.3% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
20.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,316.
Education (adults 25+)
30.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
89.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.9%
- Never married
- 40.9%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 4.06
- Dual-income families
- 38.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.4%
- Rent burden
- 27.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 20.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.4%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- No health insurance
- 18.5%
- Limited English
- 20.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.