El Rito, NM

Census ZIP code profile for El Rito, NM — 1 ZIPs, total population 974. 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 Rito, NM is covered by 1 USPS ZIP code serving a combined population of 974 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. U.S. cities rarely map cleanly to a single ZIP — El Rito 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 Rito, the median household income averages and per-capita income averages $20,564. Poverty rate runs at 54.4% and unemployment at 0.0%. On housing, the average median home value is $332,300 with median rent of per month, and 100.0% 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 Rito 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 Rito 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

974

Population

Median Income

$332,300

Median Home Value

39.5

Median Age

How much do residents of El Rito earn?

Per Capita Income
$20,564
Unemployment Rate
0.0%
Poverty Rate
54.4%

What does housing look like in El Rito?

Median Home Value
$332,300
Owner Occupied
100.0%
Housing Units
544

Who lives in El Rito?

Bachelor's Degree+
13.4%
High School+
13.4%
Foreign Born
19.2%

ZIP Codes in El Rito, NM

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
87530 974 3 America/Denver

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ZIP codes are in El Rito, NM?
El Rito, NM has 1 ZIP code with a combined population of 974, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the cost of living in El Rito?
The average median home value in El Rito, NM is $332,300. 100.0% of homes are owner-occupied.

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

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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