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Penasco, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Penasco, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,209. 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 PENASCO-NM · Penasco, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,209 pop · #22109/25278 · Taos County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $48,906
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22109/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ranchos De Taos
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,209
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $202,700

Nearest income peer: Ranchos De Taos, NM (+ $431 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 Penasco

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

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,209
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,906
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 ($48,906 average) · poverty 13.5%. The primary code (87553) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Penasco as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Pueblo Of Acoma is the closest lower-income city and Continental Divide the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Penasco.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 87553, is all of Penasco

There is no split to weigh here: 87553 holds every one of Penasco's 1,209 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 Penasco

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 55 employees , annual payroll $2,010k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87553 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Penasco, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Taos County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Penasco. See the Taos County roll-up →

Penasco sits in the lower half of Taos County on income: Taos, El Prado and Questa report more, and only Chamisal reports less. Arroyo Seco marks the far end of that range at $71,556, 46% above Penasco.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87553 1,209 $48,906 13 23
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Penasco 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 Penasco, .