ZIP 88340 · Mescalero
Who lives in ZIP code 88340 (Mescalero, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mescalero, NM · Otero County
uszips 2026
People3,590
Median age33.2
Household income$36,927
Home value$48,189
Median rent$330/mo
Poverty28.7%
College degree+13.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Alamogordo, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 890
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.2% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
13.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,966.
Education (adults 25+)
22.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 22.3%
- Never married
- 54.6%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 5.75
- Dual-income families
- 50.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.6%
- Rent burden
- 15.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 10.1%
- Self-employed
- 4.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 17.0%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.