Chaves

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New Mexico

Chaves is a smaller county in New Mexico with 5 ZIP codes, 65,690 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chaves, NM sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

30th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
65,690
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,654
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Chaves lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 35005, 5 ZIPs, combined population 65,690). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (5 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 35005.

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5

Total ZIPs

65,690

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Chaves

Side-by-side: Compare 88203 vs 88201 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
88203 Roswell 31,561 8
88201 Roswell 25,490 4
88230 Dexter 5,179 8
88232 Hagerman 2,525 5
88253 Lake Arthur 935 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Chaves?

Chaves has a total population of 65,690 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Chaves?

Chaves includes 5 ZIP codes: 88203, 88201, 88230, 88232, 88253.

Chaves's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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