Torreon, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87061
Torrance County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 371
- 1/sq mi
- $44,277
- Median income
- $173,600
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Torreon pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 36th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87061 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87061 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Torreon, Torrance County, New Mexico, home to just 371 residents across 337.3 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 87061 reports a modest median household income of $44,277 (25% below the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,275. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $173,600 (19% below the average New Mexico ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.8, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the New Mexico and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 87061.
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 87061, Torreon, 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
371
Population
337.3
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87061?
51.8
Median Age
45.0%
Male
55.0%
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?
$44,277
Median Household Income
-25% vs state ZIP avg
$28,275
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
335housing units
335
Total Housing Units
160
Occupied Units
175
Vacant Units
1.82
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$173,600
Median Home Value
-19% vs state ZIP avg
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 87061, both outside NM so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.