PlainZIP

Hernandez, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hernandez, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,957. 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 HERNANDEZ-NM · Hernandez, NM 1 ZIPs · 2,957 pop · #22327/25278 · Rio Arriba County

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

  • INC-MID $48,228
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22327/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Dulce
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,957
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $250,000

Nearest income peer: Dulce, NM ( $6,549 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 Hernandez

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

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,957
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,228
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 ($48,228 average) · poverty 10.8%. The primary code (87537) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hernandez as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Mesilla Park is the closest lower-income city and Nogal the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hernandez.

Population concentration

Hernandez reads through its lone ZIP, 87537

2,957 ACS residents, one ZIP: 87537 is not the leading code inside Hernandez, 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 Hernandez

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 143 employees , annual payroll $8,779k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87537 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .

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ZIP Codes in Hernandez, NM

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

Hernandez sits in the lower half of Rio Arriba County on income: Espanola, Chimayo and Ohkay Owingeh report more, Dulce and Chama report less. Abiquiu marks the far end of that range at $85,453, 77% above Hernandez.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87537 2,957 $48,228 18 19
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Hernandez 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 Hernandez, .