PlainZIP

Vado, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Vado, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,501. 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 VADO-NM · Vado, NM 1 ZIPs · 2,501 pop · #20475/25278 · Doña Ana County

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

  • INC-MID $53,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20475/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Rincon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,501
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $99,600

Nearest income peer: Rincon, NM (+ $3,000 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 Vado

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,501
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,750
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 ($53,750 average) · poverty 21.5%. The primary code (88072) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Vado as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Vado reads through its lone ZIP, 88072

2,501 ACS residents, one ZIP: 88072 is not the leading code inside Vado, 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 Vado

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 118 employees , annual payroll $4,727k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88072 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Vado, NM

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

Vado lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Doña Ana County: Las Cruces, Santa Teresa and La Mesa earn more and Anthony, Sunland Park and Mesquite earn less. White Sands Missile Range marks the far end of that range at $89,565, 67% above Vado.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88072 2,501 $53,750 15 40
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Vado 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 Vado, .