Mentmore, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87319
McKinley County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,832
- 4/sq mi
- $41,452
- Median income
- $28,000
- Median home value
- 1.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Mentmore pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87319 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87319 covers 436.2 square miles in Mentmore, McKinley County, New Mexico (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,832 residents on file, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 87319 reports a modest median household income of $41,452 (30% below the New Mexico average), while per-capita income is $14,572. Poverty here runs at 37.7%, with unemployment measured at 10.5%. The typical home here is valued at $28,000 (87% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 80.2% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 1.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.8, and the average commute is 22 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing McKinley County, so you can benchmark 87319 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 87319, Mentmore, 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
1,832
Population
436.2
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87319?
30.8
Median Age
50.3%
Male
49.7%
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?
$41,452
Median Household Income
-30% vs state
$14,572
Per Capita Income
37.7%
Poverty Rate
10.5%
Unemployment Rate
22.3 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 87319 ranks nationally
Mentmore, NM household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$41,452 6th percentile higher than 6% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
943
Total Housing Units
702
Occupied Units
241
Vacant Units
3.51
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$28,000
Median Home Value
-87% vs state
1992
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 87319, employing approximately 85 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,324,000.
4
Businesses
85
Employees
$2.3M
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 87319 vs 87301 →
ZIP 87319 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87301
Gallup (87301)
23,674 residents
- 87305 3,350
Gallup (87305)
3,350 residents
- 87319 1,832
Mentmore (87319)
1,832 residents
- 86508 752
Lupton (86508)
752 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87319 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 87319 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87301
Gallup (87301)
$58,772 median income
- 87305
Gallup (87305)
$45,096 median income
- 87319
Mentmore (87319)
$41,452 median income
- 86508 $17,054
Lupton (86508)
$17,054 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 87319 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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