Lake Arthur, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Arthur, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 935. 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 LAKE-ARTHUR-NM · Lake Arthur, NM 1 ZIPs · 935 pop · #7477/25278 · Chaves County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $85,813
  • RANK-UPPER #7477/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hagerman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 935
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,300

Nearest income peer: Hagerman, NM ( $20,813 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 Lake Arthur

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Arthur 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, Lake Arthur, NM sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
935
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,813
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 88253 (935 residents). Household income $85,813 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lake Arthur as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Cedar Crest is the closest lower-income city and San Patricio the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Arthur.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 88253, is all of Lake Arthur

There is no split to weigh here: 88253 holds every one of Lake Arthur's 935 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lake Arthur

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 11 employees , annual payroll $1,971k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88253 (7 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Arthur, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Chaves County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Arthur. See the Chaves County roll-up →

No other city sharing Chaves County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lake Arthur. Roswell, Dexter and Hagerman sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Dexter marks the far end of that range at $43,469, 49% below Lake Arthur.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88253 935 $85,813 7 2

Lake Arthur 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 Lake Arthur, .