PlainZIP

Vanderwagen, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Vanderwagen, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,688. 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 VANDERWAGEN-NM · Vanderwagen, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,688 pop · #24524/25278 · McKinley County

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

  • INC-LOW $34,773
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24524/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Navajo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,688
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $62,300

Nearest income peer: Navajo, NM ( $867 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 Vanderwagen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Vanderwagen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Vanderwagen, 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.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,688
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$34,773
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 ($34,773 average) · poverty 39.4%. The primary code (87326) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Mexico, Bayard is the closest lower-income city and Anton Chico the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Vanderwagen.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 87326, is all of Vanderwagen

There is no split to weigh here: 87326 holds every one of Vanderwagen's 1,688 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 Vanderwagen

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 46 employees , annual payroll $1,339k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87326 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Vanderwagen, NM

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

Vanderwagen sits in the lower half of McKinley County on income: Gallup, Zuni and Crownpoint report more, Church Rock and Prewitt report less. Fort Wingate marks the far end of that range at $84,875, 144% above Vanderwagen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87326 1,688 $34,773 11 4
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Vanderwagen 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 Vanderwagen, .