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.

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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.

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, 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 .

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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, .