ZIP 88253 · Lake Arthur
Who lives in ZIP code 88253 (Lake Arthur, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Arthur, NM · Chaves County
uszips 2026
People901
Median age34.0
Household income$85,813
Home value$175,157
Median rent$1,079/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+29.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roswell, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 315
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
40.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,662.
Education (adults 25+)
19.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
45.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.3%
- Never married
- 30.7%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 69.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 5.3%
- Farmers
- 5.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.9%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.