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Bernalillo County · New Mexico

ZIP code 87111

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 87111 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
57,219

ZCTA residents

Median income
$84,511

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$349,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7.625%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 87111 sits in Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is home to 57,219 people. Median household income is $84,511, the median home is worth $349,200 and median gross rent is $1,310. 61.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7.625% combined.

County
Bernalillo County

FIPS 35001

State
New Mexico (NM)

372 ZIPs covered

Area codes
505

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Albuquerque

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 87111

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
57,219ZIP 87111 residents
Median household income
$84,511Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$349,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,310Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
43.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
61.8%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 87111

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7.625%Albuquerque jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$76Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Albuquerque rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
19%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,812/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
9.4%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 87111 compares

ZIP 87111 against the median ZIP in Bernalillo County and across New Mexico.

MeasureZIP 87111County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$84,511$63,593$53,479+58%
Median home value$349,200$282,000$177,700+97%
Median gross rent$1,310$1,076$875+50%
Population57,21923,537903+6237%

Medians are computed across the 24 ZIP areas in Bernalillo County and the 372 ZIP areas in New Mexico.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 372 New Mexico ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 87% of 276 state ZIPs

#36
Home value

above 87% of 261 state ZIPs

#34
Population

larger than 99% of 372 state ZIPs

#5

Comparable ZIP codes

New Mexico ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
87120Bernalillo County$84,887$276,900$1,404
88325Otero County$83,125$246,000
87511Rio Arriba County$82,781$228,800$442
88348Lincoln County$82,604
87124Sandoval County$82,278$262,800$1,380
88002Doña Ana County$87,059$1,288

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Bernalillo County.

ZIP 87111 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 87111?
ZIP 87111 lies mostly in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 87111?
Purchases are taxed at 7.625% combined, built from the Albuquerque jurisdiction stack.
Is 87111 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,310 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $349,200+97% against the typical New Mexico ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 87111, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.