Population & age
- Total population
- 365
- Median age
- 32.9
Lemitar, NM (87823)
Socorro County · Population 365
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Lemitar, NM (ZIP 87823) sits in Socorro County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 40.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,476. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,063, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $51,836 per worker, roughly 21% below the US average. FEMA has issued 12 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 2000. Annual precipitation averages just 8.2" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Median daily AQI is just 16 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. County Health Rankings reports 17,605 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 50.2% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. New Mexico levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 5.90%); a household at the local median AGI of $60,063 would pay roughly $2,126/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 116 residents (105 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. 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: fair market rent of $970 for a two-bedroom, a median home value of $110,100, and broadband access at 49.6% of households (below the ~87% US average). 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
- 76.2%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 1.9%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 84.1%
- Other / multi-racial
- 21.9%
Income & housing
- Median home value
- $110,100
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 4.6%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 131(100.0%)
- Renter-occupied
- 0(0.0%)
- Vacant units
- 140
- Built (median)
- 1986
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 7(5.7%)
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 28(7.7%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 65(49.6%)
- No broadband
- 66(50.4%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 77(23.6%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$720
/month
1 Bed
$890
/month
2 Bed
$970
/month
3 Bed
$1,350
/month
4 Bed
$1,570
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
300
Average AGI
$60,063
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
23.3%
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00033.3% · 100
- $25,000 – $50,00030.0% · 90
- $50,000 – $75,00013.3% · 40
- $75,000 – $100,0006.7% · 20
- $100,000 – $200,00016.7% · 50
- $200,000 or more0.0% · 0
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$663
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $18.0M across all reported brackets.
Business & employment
Business establishments
6
Total employment
54
Annual payroll
$1.9M
Average annual pay
$35,444
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
$51,836
Average weekly wage
$997
Total employment
4,870
Total establishments
388
That is roughly 21% 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
4.7%
That is 0.7 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
6,148
Employed
5,856
Unemployed
292
Based on Socorro 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
12
Date Range
2000–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared April 5, 2020 (DR-4529)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Fire4 (33%)
- Severe Storm3 (25%)
- Biological2 (17%)
- Flood2 (17%)
- Hurricane1 (8%)
Individual Assistance
1
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
11
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
6
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
56.8°F
38.9° – 74.7°
Annual precipitation
8.2"
Annual snowfall
4.7"
Heating · cooling days
4,216 · 1,246.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: BERNARDO, NM US, 18 miles from the centroid of Lemitar, NM (ZIP 87823)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
16
GoodGood 120d
Peak AQI (2024)
47
Good
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
120 days as main pollutant
Days measured
120
Based on Socorro 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)
17,605
That is roughly 9,405 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
27%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.4
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.2
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
10.4%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
43
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,371
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
4.1
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
53%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
32%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.8% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Socorro 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
Limited food access for many residents
50.2% of Socorro County, NM residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
—
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.22
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.48
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 27.3% 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 Socorro 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).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 24 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 46 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
1
Burglary
14
Vehicle theft
12
County-level data for Socorro (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−116 people
−105 households • −$9.6M net AGI flow
Moved in
524households
872 people • $21.5M AGI
Moved out
629households
988 people • $31.1M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Bernalillo County, NM — 87 households
- Valencia County, NM — 62 households
Where departing residents went
- Bernalillo County, NM — 98 households
- Valencia County, NM — 78 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $41,080 versus departing households' $49,477.
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 87823. 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 87823: At this ZIP's median AGI of $60,063, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $2,126 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $110,100, that works out to roughly $727/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 87823
Nearby ZIPs by distance
87828 (Polvadera, 2.7 mi) · 87831 (Alamillo, 8 mi) · 87028 (La Joya, 15.5 mi) · 87801 (Socorro, 18.5 mi) · 87006 (Abeytas, 21.8 mi) · 87062 (Las Nutrias, 24.4 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
37.0%
4.0pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
40.2%
8.2pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
21.4%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
70.9%
5.1pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
19.2%
6.2pp above the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
17.2%
6.2pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
1
Median in-state tuition
$9,476
Median earnings (10 yr)
$76,489
- 4-Year
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM · 87801
- In-state tuition
- $9,476
- Out-of-state tuition
- $27,247
- Acceptance rate
- 44.5%
- Graduation rate
- 56.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $76,489
- Median student debt
- $19,085
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
Lemitar, NM (ZIP 87823) sits in Socorro County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 40.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,476. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,063, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $51,836 per worker, roughly 21% below the US average. FEMA has issued 12 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 2000. Annual precipitation averages just 8.2" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Median daily AQI is just 16 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. County Health Rankings reports 17,605 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 50.2% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. New Mexico levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 5.90%); a household at the local median AGI of $60,063 would pay roughly $2,126/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 116 residents (105 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. 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: fair market rent of $970 for a two-bedroom, a median home value of $110,100, and broadband access at 49.6% of households (below the ~87% US average). 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 near the national rate at 21.4%. 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 87823
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 87823?
37.0%, which is 4.0 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 87823?
21.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 87823?
40.2%, which is 8.2 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 87823?
365 people live in ZIP 87823, with a median age of 32.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 87823 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 87823, 100.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 0.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 87823?
In ZIP 87823, 5.7% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 87823?
7.7% of the population in ZIP 87823 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 87823 have broadband internet?
49.6% of households in ZIP 87823 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 87823?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 87823 (Lemitar, NM) is $60,063 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 87823?
Tax returns from ZIP 87823 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 87823 earn over $200,000?
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 87823 (Lemitar, NM) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 87823?
As of 2022, 6 business establishments operated in ZIP 87823 employing 54 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 87823?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 87823 is $35,444, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 87823 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 87823 ranks in the 59th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 87823?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 87823, ranking in the 82th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 87823 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 12 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 87823 between 2000–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 87823?
Fire is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 87823, accounting for 4 of 12 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 87823?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 87823 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4529) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 87823?
1 college or university is listed near ZIP 87823 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 87823?
Median in-state tuition across 1 nearby institution is $9,476 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 87823?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $76,489 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 87823?
ZIP 87823 has an average annual temperature of 56.8°F and 8.2" of annual precipitation based on the BERNARDO, NM US weather station 18.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 87823?
New Mexico has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 5.90%. Households at the local median AGI of $60,063 would pay roughly $2,126 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). 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 87823?
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 (1 institution), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (12 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), 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. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). 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 (12 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 87823
Nearby ZIPs by distance
87828 (Polvadera, 2.7 mi) · 87831 (Alamillo, 8 mi) · 87028 (La Joya, 15.5 mi) · 87801 (Socorro, 18.5 mi) · 87006 (Abeytas, 21.8 mi) · 87062 (Las Nutrias, 24.4 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
59th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 44
Vulnerability Themes
Limited English Speakers
1
Persons with Disability
9
Without HS Diploma
2
Without Health Insurance
3
Adults Age 65+
13
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.