Bluewater, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87005
Cibola County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 799
- 10/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 87005 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Bluewater, Cibola County, New Mexico, home to just 799 residents across 76.8 square miles, a density of 10 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87005, but per-capita income is $17,356. Local economic indicators show a 0.0% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. On housing, the median home value is - with median rent at - per month, and 65.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.2, and the average commute is -. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Cibola County, so you can benchmark 87005 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 87005, Bluewater, NM · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
799
Population
76.8
Area (sq mi)
10
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87005?
61.2
Median Age
81.2%
Male
18.8%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$17,356
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
101
Total Housing Units
46
Occupied Units
55
Vacant Units
2.89
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1982
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 87005, employing approximately 33 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,109,000.
4
Businesses
33
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 87005 vs 87021 →
ZIP 87005 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87021
Milan (87021)
3,472 residents
- 87045
Prewitt (87045)
1,751 residents
- 87005 799
Bluewater (87005)
799 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87005 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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