Fence Lake, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87315
Cibola County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 149
- 0/sq mi Low-density area
- $118,324
- Median income Above-median income area
- 5.4%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Fence Lake pairs a top-decile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 10%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87315 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87315 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fence Lake, Cibola County, New Mexico, home to just 149 residents across 1490.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 87315 skews affluent, with a median household income of $118,324 (100% above the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $50,467. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59, 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 87315.
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 87315, Fence Lake, 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
149
Population
1490.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87315?
59.0
Median Age
51.5%
Male
48.5%
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?
$118,324
Median Household Income
+100% vs state ZIP avg
$50,467
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 87315 ranks among New Mexico ZIPs
Fence Lake, NM household income vs. every New Mexico ZIP code
Median household income among 265 reporting New Mexico ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$118,324 Top 2% higher than 98% of 265 New Mexico ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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
87housing units
87
Total Housing Units
63
Occupied Units
24
Vacant Units
2.06
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1994
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 87315, employing approximately 13 people with a combined annual payroll of $271,000.
4
Businesses
13
Employees
$271K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 87315, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 87315 in?
ZIP code 87315 (Fence Lake) is located in Cibola County, New Mexico. Cibola County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/cibola-nm.
What is the population of ZIP code 87315?
ZIP code 87315 in Fence Lake, NM has a population of 149 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 87315?
The median household income in ZIP 87315 is $118,324, which is 55% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 87315?
The largest racial group in ZIP 87315 is White at 48.5%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 21.5% of the population.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 87315?
ZIP code 87315 has 4 business establishments employing approximately 13 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What is the education level in ZIP code 87315?
In ZIP code 87315, 22.3% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 5.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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