Truchas, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87578
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 611
- 5/sq mi
- $315,800
- Median home value
- 14.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Truchas pairs above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 31%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87578 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87578 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Truchas, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, home to just 611 residents across 113.1 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87578, but per-capita income is $53,876. Local economic indicators show a 8.3% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. Median home value sits at $315,800 (47% above the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 84.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 65.5, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 87578, plus 6 more within Rio Arriba County, give a clearer read than the 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 87578, Truchas, 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
611
Population
113.1
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87578?
65.5
Median Age
61.7%
Male
38.3%
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?
$53,876
Per Capita Income
8.3%
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?
326
Total Housing Units
277
Occupied Units
49
Vacant Units
1.90
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$315,800
Median Home Value
+47% vs state
1951
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 87578, employing approximately 11 people with a combined annual payroll of $287,000.
4
Businesses
11
Employees
$287K
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 87578 vs 87523 →
ZIP 87578 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87522
Chimayo (87522)
3,384 residents
- 87521 1,003
Chamisal (87521)
1,003 residents
- 87527 880
Dixon (87527)
880 residents
- 87578 611
Truchas (87578)
611 residents
- 87523 405
Cordova (87523)
405 residents
- 87543 247
Llano (87543)
247 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87578 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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