PlainZIP

Thoreau, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thoreau, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,558. 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 THOREAU-NM · Thoreau, NM 1 ZIPs · 4,558 pop · #21229/25278 · McKinley County

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

  • INC-MID $51,616
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21229/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gallup
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,558
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $138,200

Nearest income peer: Gallup, NM (+ $318 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 Thoreau

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,558
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,616
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 ($51,616 average) · poverty 40.2%. The primary code (87323) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Thoreau's single ZIP 87323 carries the town

Thoreau is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 87323 is the entire residential footprint (4,558 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 Thoreau

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 270 employees , annual payroll $7,862k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87323 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Transportation and warehousing · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Thoreau, NM

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

Thoreau sits in the upper half of McKinley County on income: Zuni, Crownpoint and Church Rock report less, while Gamerco and Fort Wingate report more. Fort Wingate marks the far end of that range at $84,875, 64% above Thoreau.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87323 4,558 $51,616 24 6
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Thoreau 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 Thoreau, .