PlainZIP

Alcalde, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alcalde, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,747. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALCALDE-NM · Alcalde, NM 1 ZIPs · 2,747 pop · #13113/25278 · Rio Arriba County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $70,346
  • RANK-MID #13113/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Medanales
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,747
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $237,900

Nearest income peer: Medanales, NM (+ $2,442 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alcalde

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alcalde on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alcalde, NM sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,747
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,346
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,346 and poverty 5.1% concentrate in 87511.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alcalde as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Mora is the closest lower-income city and Texico the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alcalde.

Population concentration

Alcalde's single ZIP 87511 carries the town

Alcalde is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 87511 is the entire residential footprint (2,747 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alcalde

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 97 employees , annual payroll $5,633k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87511 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Alcalde, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Rio Arriba County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alcalde. See the Rio Arriba County roll-up →

Alcalde sits in the upper half of Rio Arriba County on income: Espanola, Dulce and Chimayo report less, while Abiquiu and Medanales report more. Chama marks the far end of that range at $38,889, 45% below Alcalde.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87511 2,747 $70,346 19 19
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Alcalde roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alcalde, .