ZIP 88220 · Carlsbad
Who lives in ZIP code 88220 (Carlsbad, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carlsbad, NM · Eddy County
uszips 2026
People39,828
Median age38.2
Household income$78,162
Home value$208,009
Median rent$1,241/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+19.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Carlsbad-Artesia, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,641
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
39.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,736.
Education (adults 25+)
49.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
49.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.0%
- Rent burden
- 26.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.2%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 7.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.