La Luz, NM
Single-footprint Census roll-up for La Luz, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,295. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LA-LUZ-NM · La Luz, NM 1 ZIPs · 2,295 pop · #17622/25278 · Otero County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $60,597
- RANK-LOWER #17622/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Mayhill
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 83% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,295
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $158,600
Nearest income peer: Mayhill, NM ( $3,222 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 La Luz
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest La Luz on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mescalero · lowest $36,927
Mescalero · lowest
$36,927 median HH income
- Chaparral · near $46,017
Chaparral · near
$46,017 median HH income
- Tularosa · near $48,693
Tularosa · near
$48,693 median HH income
- Holloman Air F · near $52,465
Holloman Air F · near
$52,465 median HH income
- Mayhill · near
Mayhill · near
$57,375 median HH income
- La Luz · this city
La Luz · this city
$60,597 median HH income
- Cloudcroft · highest
Cloudcroft · highest
$136,250 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, La Luz, NM sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 30th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,295
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $60,597
- 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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,597 and poverty 14.6% concentrate in 88337.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating La Luz as a pure owner town.
Within New Mexico, Broadview is the closest lower-income city and Farmington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for La Luz.
Population concentration
La Luz's single ZIP 88337 carries the town
La Luz is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 88337 is the entire residential footprint (2,295 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP La Luz
Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 76 employees , annual payroll $2,783k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88337 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in La Luz, NM
These ZIP codes sit in Otero County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in La Luz. See the Otero County roll-up →
La Luz sits in the upper half of Otero County on income: Alamogordo, Chaparral and Tularosa report less, while Cloudcroft, High Rolls Mountain Park and Pinon report more. Cloudcroft marks the far end of that range at $136,250, 125% above La Luz.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88337 | 2,295 | $60,597 | 18 | 22 |
La Luz 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 La Luz, .