Taos Ski Valley, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87525
Taos County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 72
- 1/sq mi Low-density area
- $76,875
- Median income Near-median income area
- $369,200
- Median home value Above-median home value
- 30.4%
- Bachelor's or higher Above-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Taos Ski Valley pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 42%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 24%
- 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 87525 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87525 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Taos Ski Valley, Taos County, New Mexico, home to just 72 residents across 55.4 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
With fewer than 100 residents on file, this page keeps the Census figures below and skips the multi-chart expansion used on larger ZIPs. Small-N ACS estimates are already unstable enough without padding the page around them. Median household income is $76,875.
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 87525, Taos Ski Valley, 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
72
Population
55.4
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87525?
40.0
Median Age
56.9%
Male
43.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$76,875
Median Household Income
+30% vs state ZIP avg
$32,223
Per Capita Income
12.3%
Poverty Rate
28.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 87525 ranks among New Mexico ZIPs
Taos Ski Valley, 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)
$76,875 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
295housing units
295
Total Housing Units
32
Occupied Units
263
Vacant Units
1.97
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$369,200
Median Home Value
+72% vs state ZIP avg
1979
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 25 business establishments in ZIP 87525, employing approximately 957 people with a combined annual payroll of $23,389,000.
25
Businesses
957
Employees
$23.4M
Annual Payroll
3
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
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Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 87525, 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 87525 in?
ZIP code 87525 (Taos Ski Valley) is located in Taos County, New Mexico. Taos County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/taos-nm.
What is the population of ZIP code 87525?
ZIP code 87525 in Taos Ski Valley, NM has a population of 72 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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