Population & age
- Total population
- 1,055
- Median age
- 37.6
Velarde, NM (87582)
Rio Arriba County · Population 1,055
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Velarde, NM (ZIP 87582) sits in Rio Arriba County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 19.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,067. Local establishments report average pay of $25,447 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $48,908 per worker, roughly 25% below the US average. The CDC SVI flags racial & ethnic minority (93th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 56th-percentile score. The most recent FEMA disaster declaration here was fire-related (SOUTH FORK FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FLOODING, 2024). Annual precipitation averages just 11.1" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. County Health Rankings reports 21,299 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 38.2% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Santa Fe County, NM (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $90,504, fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $252,400. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 89.5%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 100.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 10.5%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $90,504
- Median home value
- $252,400
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 37.9%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 331(77.2%)
- Renter-occupied
- 98(22.8%)
- Vacant units
- 100
- Built (median)
- 1974
Commute
- Public transit
- 57(9.9%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 37.4 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 132(12.5%)
- Uninsured
- 65(6.2%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 314(73.2%)
- No broadband
- 115(26.8%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 17(1.6%)
- Non-English at home
- 479(53.9%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$770
/month
1 Bed
$770
/month
2 Bed
$1,020
/month
3 Bed
$1,260
/month
4 Bed
$1,510
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Business & employment
Business establishments
9
Total employment
76
Annual payroll
$1.9M
Average annual pay
$25,447
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$48,908
Average weekly wage
$941
Total employment
9,291
Total establishments
859
That is roughly 25% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
That tracks the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
16,173
Employed
15,514
Unemployed
659
Based on Rio Arriba County, NM data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
16
Date Range
1973–2024
Most Recent Declaration
SOUTH FORK FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FLOODING
Fire — declared June 20, 2024 (DR-4795)
Incident period: June 17, 2024 – August 20, 2024
Top Incident Types
- Fire5 (31%)
- Severe Storm4 (25%)
- Flood3 (19%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Hurricane1 (6%)
- Other1 (6%)
Individual Assistance
1
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
15
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
8
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
50.4°F
33.5° – 67.3°
Annual precipitation
11.1"
Annual snowfall
10.7"
Heating · cooling days
5,784.7 · 495.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: ALCALDE, NM US, 7 miles from the centroid of Velarde, NM (ZIP 87582)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
45
GoodGood 252dModerate 104dUSG 3d
Peak AQI (2024)
108
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
Ozone
356 days as main pollutant
Days measured
359
Based on Rio Arriba County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
21,299
That is roughly 13,099 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
25%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.0
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.9
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
9.1%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
50
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,877
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.0
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
50%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
34%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 13.1% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Rio Arriba data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
38.2% of Rio Arriba County, NM residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.10
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.09
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.62
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 0.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Rio Arriba County, NM for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+68 people
+18 households • +$10.9M net AGI flow
Moved in
937households
1,543 people • $57.2M AGI
Moved out
919households
1,475 people • $46.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Santa Fe County, NM — 213 households
- Bernalillo County, NM — 92 households
- Los Alamos County, NM — 38 households
- Sandoval County, NM — 34 households
- Taos County, NM — 30 households
Where departing residents went
- Santa Fe County, NM — 235 households
- Bernalillo County, NM — 115 households
- Sandoval County, NM — 63 households
- Taos County, NM — 34 households
- San Juan County, NM — 31 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $61,081 versus departing households' $50,383.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in New Mexico
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 87582. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
5.90%
graduated · 5 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
7.67%
State 4.88% · avg local 2.79%
Property tax (effective)
0.66%
Median $1,365/year
Tax burden rank
30 of 50
10.50% of personal income
For ZIP 87582: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $252,400, that works out to roughly $1,666/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 87582
Nearby ZIPs by distance
87531 (Dixon, 6.2 mi) · 87511 (Los Luceros, 6.3 mi) · 87549 (Ojo Caliente, 8.1 mi) · 87527 (Dixon, 8.9 mi) · 87566 (Chamita, 9 mi) · 87548 (Medanales, 10.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
38.2%
5.2pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
33.7%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
18.9%
3.1pp below the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
70.2%
5.8pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
19.9%
6.9pp above the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
15.7%
4.7pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$4,067
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,452
- 2-Year
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM · 87508
- In-state tuition
- $1,851
- Out-of-state tuition
- $4,131
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 24.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,005
- Median student debt
- $13,236
- 4-Year
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM · 87532
- In-state tuition
- $6,400
- Out-of-state tuition
- $14,328
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 30.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,112
- Median student debt
- $6,000
- 2-Year
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM · 87557
- In-state tuition
- $2,136
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,136
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 22.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $44,792
- Median student debt
- $18,450
- 4-Year
St. John's College
Santa Fe, NM · 87505
- In-state tuition
- $40,504
- Out-of-state tuition
- $40,504
- Acceptance rate
- 53.1%
- Graduation rate
- 57.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $44,985
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe, NM · 87508
- In-state tuition
- $5,920
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,920
- Acceptance rate
- 97.5%
- Graduation rate
- 20.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $24,505
- Median student debt
- —
- 2-Year
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos, NM · 87544
- In-state tuition
- $2,214
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,686
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 26.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $44,792
- Median student debt
- $18,450
- Certificate
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM · 87505
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 75.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- $6,333
- Certificate
Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus
Santa Fe, NM · 87508
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- $7,999
- 4-Year
Southwestern College
Santa Fe, NM · 87507
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine
Santa Fe, NM · 87505
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Velarde, NM (ZIP 87582) sits in Rio Arriba County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 19.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,067. Local establishments report average pay of $25,447 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $48,908 per worker, roughly 25% below the US average. The CDC SVI flags racial & ethnic minority (93th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 56th-percentile score. The most recent FEMA disaster declaration here was fire-related (SOUTH FORK FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FLOODING, 2024). Annual precipitation averages just 11.1" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. County Health Rankings reports 21,299 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 38.2% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Santa Fe County, NM (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $90,504, fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $252,400. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 18.9%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 87582
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 87582?
38.2%, which is 5.2 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 87582?
18.9%, which is 3.1 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 87582?
33.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 87582?
1,055 people live in ZIP 87582, with a median age of 37.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 87582?
$90,504 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 87582 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 87582, 77.2% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 22.8% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 87582?
In ZIP 87582, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 9.9% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 87582?
12.5% of the population in ZIP 87582 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 87582 have broadband internet?
73.2% of households in ZIP 87582 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 87582?
As of 2022, 9 business establishments operated in ZIP 87582 employing 76 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 87582?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 87582 is $25,447, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 87582 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 87582 ranks in the 56th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 87582?
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 87582, ranking in the 93th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 87582 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 16 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 87582 between 1973–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 87582?
Fire is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 87582, accounting for 5 of 16 declarations (31%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 87582?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 87582 was "SOUTH FORK FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FLOODING" — a fire declared in 2024 (DR-4795) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 87582?
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 87582 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Santa Fe Community College, Northern New Mexico College, and University Of New Mexico-Taos Campus (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 87582?
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $4,067 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 87582?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $41,452 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 87582?
ZIP 87582 has an average annual temperature of 50.4°F and 11.1" of annual precipitation based on the ALCALDE, NM US weather station 7.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 87582?
New Mexico has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 5.90%. Combined sales tax: 7.67% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does New Mexico have paid family leave?
New Mexico has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 87582?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 87582
Nearby ZIPs by distance
87531 (Dixon, 6.2 mi) · 87511 (Los Luceros, 6.3 mi) · 87549 (Ojo Caliente, 8.1 mi) · 87527 (Dixon, 8.9 mi) · 87566 (Chamita, 9 mi) · 87548 (Medanales, 10.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
56th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 3 census tracts, population 1,748
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
5
Limited English Speakers
118
Persons with Disability
242
Without HS Diploma
192
Without Health Insurance
220
Adults Age 65+
291
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.