El Prado, NM

Census ZIP code profile for El Prado, NM — 1 ZIPs, total population 3,600. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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El Prado, NM is covered by 1 USPS ZIP code serving a combined population of 3,600 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. U.S. cities rarely map cleanly to a single ZIP — El Prado splits its residents across 1 delivery areas, each with its own demographic and housing profile. The table below lists every ZIP by population, so you can see which neighborhoods carry the weight of the city total and which are smaller pockets of the same municipal boundary.

Aggregated across every ZIP in El Prado, the median household income averages $61,618 and per-capita income averages $44,953. Poverty rate runs at 8.0% and unemployment at 3.1%. On housing, the average median home value is $487,300 with median rent of $1,310 per month, and 78.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied. These are arithmetic averages across the 1 ZIP — not population-weighted — so small ZIPs influence the headline numbers the same as large ones.

Use this city view to compare ZIPs inside El Prado against each other rather than hunting for a single "city average." The Affordability Dashboard linked below combines these Census inputs with HUD Fair Market Rents, FBI crime data, and Department of Labor childcare costs into a graded scorecard for El Prado as a whole, while individual ZIP pages show fine-grained household income, housing profile, education attainment, commute time, and nearby-ZIP benchmarks. Every field on this page is sourced directly from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates — no estimates, no proprietary scoring, no editorial adjustment.

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ZIP Codes

3,600

Population

$61,618

Median Income

$487,300

Median Home Value

60.3

Median Age

How much do residents of El Prado earn?

Median Household Income
$61,618
Per Capita Income
$44,953
Unemployment Rate
3.1%
Poverty Rate
8.0%

What does housing look like in El Prado?

Median Home Value
$487,300
Median Rent
$1,310/mo
Owner Occupied
78.3%
Housing Units
2,809

Who lives in El Prado?

Bachelor's Degree+
47.5%
High School+
71.7%
Avg Commute
21 min
Foreign Born
11.6%

ZIP Codes in El Prado, NM

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
87529 3,600 55 America/Denver

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ZIP codes are in El Prado, NM?
El Prado, NM has 1 ZIP code with a combined population of 3,600, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the median household income in El Prado?
The average median household income across El Prado, NM ZIP codes is $61,618. The poverty rate is 8.0%.
What is the cost of living in El Prado?
The average median home value in El Prado, NM is $487,300. Median rent is $1,310/month. 78.3% of homes are owner-occupied.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

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