ZIP 88230 · Dexter
Who lives in ZIP code 88230 (Dexter, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dexter, NM · Chaves County
uszips 2026
People4,336
Median age38.6
Household income$43,469
Home value$124,832
Median rent$783/mo
Poverty32.1%
College degree+11.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roswell, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,650
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 73.2% are adults.
Household income
18.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,573.
Education (adults 25+)
37.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
67.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 15.4%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 43.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 3.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.1%
- Veterans
- 1.6%
- With a disability
- 16.2%
- No health insurance
- 10.4%
- Limited English
- 13.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.