San Rafael, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87051
Cibola County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 969
- 6/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 87051 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in San Rafael, Cibola County, New Mexico, home to just 969 residents across 164.2 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87051, but per-capita income is $23,989. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 45.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 100.0% of homes 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 68.1, 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 87051 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 87051, San Rafael, 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
969
Population
164.2
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87051?
68.1
Median Age
47.3%
Male
52.7%
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?
$23,989
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
45.0%
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?
277
Total Housing Units
109
Occupied Units
168
Vacant Units
3.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 87051 vs 87021 →
ZIP 87051 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87020
Grants (87020)
11,347 residents
- 87021 3,472
Milan (87021)
3,472 residents
- 87051 969
San Rafael (87051)
969 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87051 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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