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Doña Ana County · New Mexico

ZIP code 88046

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 88046 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
725

ZCTA residents

Median income
$66,300

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$253,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.875%

New Mexico state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 88046 sits in Doña Ana County, New Mexico and is home to 725 people. Median household income is $66,300, the median home is worth $253,000 and median gross rent is . 70.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.875% (New Mexico state rate).

County
Doña Ana County

FIPS 35013

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 88046

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

Population
725ZIP 88046 residents
Median household income
$66,300Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$253,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
50.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
70.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 88046

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
3.8×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,313/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
3.7%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 88046 compares

ZIP 88046 against the median ZIP in Doña Ana County and across New Mexico.

MeasureZIP 88046County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$66,300$55,320$53,479+24%
Median home value$253,000$154,850$177,700+42%
Median gross rent$794$875
Population7252,684903-20%

Medians are computed across the 23 ZIP areas in Doña Ana 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 71% of 276 state ZIPs

#81
Home value

above 75% of 261 state ZIPs

#64
Population

larger than 45% of 372 state ZIPs

#203

Comparable ZIP codes

New Mexico ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
87732Mora County$66,087$118,600
87029Rio Arriba County$66,534
88020Hidalgo County$66,938$158,000$760
88012Doña Ana County$66,988$222,300$1,210
88056Hidalgo County$65,568$128,900
87001Sandoval County$65,417$224,800

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Doña Ana County.

ZIP 88046 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 88046?
ZIP 88046 lies mostly in Doña Ana 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 88046?
New Mexico charges 4.875% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 88046 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth $253,000+42% 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 88046, 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.