Cliff, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cliff, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 492. 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 CLIFF-NM · Cliff, NM 1 ZIPs · 492 pop · #23347/25278 · Grant County

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

  • INC-LOW $43,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23347/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tyrone
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 492
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $225,000

Nearest income peer: Tyrone, NM (+ $3,281 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 Cliff

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cliff 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, Cliff, 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.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
492
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,750
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 ($43,750 average) · poverty 23.7%. The primary code (88028) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cliff as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Cliff's single ZIP 88028 carries the town

Cliff is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 88028 is the entire residential footprint (492 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 Cliff's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 57 employees , annual payroll $2,771k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88028 (9 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Cliff, NM

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

Cliff lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Grant County: Silver City, Santa Clara and Tyrone earn more and Bayard, Hurley and Arenas Valley earn less. Buckhorn marks the far end of that range at $114,762, 162% above Cliff.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88028 492 $43,750 9 2

Cliff 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 Cliff, .