Mcalister, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mcalister, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 119. 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 MCALISTER-NM · Mcalister, NM 1 ZIPs · 119 pop · #15256/25278 · Quay County

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

  • INC-MID $65,417
  • RANK-LOWER #15256/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Tucumcari
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 119
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Tucumcari, NM ( $16,072 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 Mcalister

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mcalister 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 2026-08-06

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mcalister, NM sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
119
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,417
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 $65,417 and poverty 18.2% concentrate in 88427.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Mexico, Hagerman is the closest lower-income city and Dixon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mcalister.

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ZIP Codes in Mcalister, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Quay County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mcalister. See the Quay County roll-up →

No other city sharing Quay County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mcalister. Tucumcari, Logan and San Jon sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. House marks the far end of that range at $2,499, 96% below Mcalister.

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
88427 119 0 America/Denver

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Mcalister, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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