PlainZIP

Chimayo, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chimayo, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,384. 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 CHIMAYO-NM · Chimayo, NM 1 ZIPs · 3,384 pop · #18503/25278 · Rio Arriba County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $58,620
  • RANK-LOWER #18503/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Espanola
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,384
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,200

Nearest income peer: Espanola, NM ( $172 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 Chimayo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chimayo 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, Chimayo, NM sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,384
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,620
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 $58,620 and poverty 25.6% concentrate in 87522.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chimayo as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Eagle Nest is the closest lower-income city and Mimbres the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chimayo.

Population concentration

Chimayo reads through its lone ZIP, 87522

3,384 ACS residents, one ZIP: 87522 is not the leading code inside Chimayo, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chimayo

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 126 employees , annual payroll $2,925k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87522 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Chimayo, NM

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

Chimayo lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Rio Arriba County: Ohkay Owingeh, Alcalde and Abiquiu earn more and Dulce, Hernandez and Chama earn less. Abiquiu marks the far end of that range at $85,453, 46% above Chimayo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87522 3,384 $58,620 23 8
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Chimayo 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 Chimayo, .