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San Juan County · New Mexico

ZIP code 87418

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 87418 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
947

ZCTA residents

Median income
$67,438

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$199,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.875%

New Mexico state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 87418 sits in San Juan County, New Mexico and is home to 947 people. Median household income is $67,438, the median home is worth $199,400 and median gross rent is . 86.7% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.875% (New Mexico state rate).

County
San Juan County

FIPS 35045

State
New Mexico (NM)

372 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 87418

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

Population
947ZIP 87418 residents
Median household income
$67,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$199,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
56.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
86.7%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 87418

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4.875%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$5Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$49Before any exemptions

New Mexico levies 4.875% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

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

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.0×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,035/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
20.2%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 87418 compares

ZIP 87418 against the median ZIP in San Juan County and across New Mexico.

MeasureZIP 87418County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$67,438$42,966$53,479+26%
Median home value$199,400$125,500$177,700+12%
Median gross rent$888$875
Population9471,969903+5%

Medians are computed across the 16 ZIP areas in San Juan 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 72% of 276 state ZIPs

#76
Home value

above 59% of 261 state ZIPs

#108
Population

larger than 51% of 372 state ZIPs

#183

Comparable ZIP codes

New Mexico ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
87020Cibola County$67,511$154,900$741
88232Chaves County$67,273$115,600$731
87104Bernalillo County$67,714$300,000$1,022
88316Lincoln County$67,788$164,800$963
88120Quay County$67,849$182,500$625
88012Doña Ana County$66,988$222,300$1,210

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under San Juan County.

ZIP 87418 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 87418?
ZIP 87418 lies mostly in San Juan 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 87418?
New Mexico charges 4.875% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 87418 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth $199,400+12% 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 87418, 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.