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Farmington, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Farmington, NM: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 57,780. 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 FARMINGTON-NM · Farmington, NM 3 ZIPs · 57,780 pop · #17584/25278 · San Juan County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,670
  • RANK-LOWER #17584/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Blanco
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 57,780
  • SPREAD-WIDE 87499→87402
  • HOME-LOW $194,067

Nearest income peer: Blanco, NM ( $5,253 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 Farmington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Farmington 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, Farmington, NM sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
57,780
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,670
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 (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,670 and poverty 19.3% concentrate in 87401.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Farmington as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, La Luz is the closest lower-income city and Jemez Pueblo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Farmington.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Farmington differ

Farmington's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $40,662 in ZIP 87499 to $79,461 in ZIP 87402, while home values span $82,700 in 87499 to $284,200 in 87402. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.0×

87499 to 87402

Home-value high-to-low ratio
3.4×

87499 to 87402

Poverty-rate spread
16.1 points

87402 to 87499

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 87401 swallows Farmington's short list

Across only 3 ZIPs, 87401 still holds about 80% of Farmington's 57,780 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Farmington

Citywide ZBP: 1,759 establishments, 25,617 employees , annual payroll $1,251,031k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87401 (1,263 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (304) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Farmington, NM

These ZIP codes sit in San Juan County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Farmington. See the San Juan County roll-up →

Farmington sits in the upper half of San Juan County on income: Aztec, Bloomfield and Shiprock report less, while Kirtland and La Plata report more. Sanostee marks the far end of that range at $32,981, 46% below Farmington.

Side-by-side: Compare 87401 vs 87402 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87401 46,293 $61,886 1,263 137
87402 11,034 $79,461 443 372
87499 453 $40,662 53 1
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Farmington 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 Farmington, .