PlainZIP

Salem, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,216. 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 SALEM-NM · Salem, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,216 pop · #24751/25278 · Doña Ana County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $31,332
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24751/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hatch
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,216
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $61,700

Nearest income peer: Hatch, NM (+ $8,163 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 Salem

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

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,216
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$31,332
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 ($31,332 average) · poverty 52.0%. The primary code (87941) 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 Salem as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Salem reads through its lone ZIP, 87941

1,216 ACS residents, one ZIP: 87941 is not the leading code inside Salem, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Salem

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 2 employees , annual payroll $258k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87941 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Doña Ana County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Doña Ana County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Doña Ana County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Salem, Las Cruces, Anthony and Sunland Park among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. White Sands Missile Range marks the far end of that range at $89,565, 186% above Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87941 1,216 $31,332 4 60
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Salem 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 Salem, .