El Rito, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87530
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 974
- 3/sq mi
- $332,300
- Median home value
- 13.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
El Rito pairs above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 29%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87530 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87530 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in El Rito, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, home to just 974 residents across 360.7 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87530, but per-capita income is $20,564. Local economic indicators show a 54.4% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. Median home value sits at $332,300 (54% above the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.5, and the average commute is -. Compare these figures to the New Mexico and national benchmarks above rather than reading 87530's numbers in isolation.
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 87530, El Rito, 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
974
Population
360.7
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87530?
39.5
Median Age
36.1%
Male
63.9%
Female
19.2%
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?
$20,564
Per Capita Income
54.4%
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?
544
Total Housing Units
451
Occupied Units
93
Vacant Units
2.44
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$332,300
Median Home Value
+54% vs state
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 87530, employing approximately 63 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,514,000.
6
Businesses
63
Employees
$3.5M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
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