PlainZIP

Capitan, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Capitan, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,351. 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 CAPITAN-NM · Capitan, NM 1 ZIPs · 2,351 pop · #20337/25278 · Lincoln County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,080
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20337/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ruidoso
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,351
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,600

Nearest income peer: Ruidoso, NM ( $109 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 Capitan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Capitan 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, Capitan, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,351
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,080
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,080 average) · poverty 9.3%. The primary code (88316) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Capitan's single ZIP 88316 carries the town

Capitan is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 88316 is the entire residential footprint (2,351 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Capitan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 43 establishments, 189 employees , annual payroll $7,078k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88316 (43 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Capitan, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Capitan. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Capitan lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Lincoln County: Alto, Corona and San Patricio earn more and Ruidoso Downs, Carrizozo and Nogal earn less. San Patricio marks the far end of that range at $86,985, 61% above Capitan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88316 2,351 $54,080 43 1
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Capitan 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 Capitan, .