Montezuma, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87731
San Miguel County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 223
- 1/sq mi
- $172,800
- Median home value
- 5.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Montezuma pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 36th pct
- 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 87731 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87731 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Montezuma, San Miguel County, New Mexico, home to just 223 residents across 223.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87731, but per-capita income is $12,412. Local economic indicators show a 2.4% poverty rate alongside 81.3% unemployment. On housing, the median home value is $172,800 (20% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 100.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 34.2, and the average commute is -. Compare these figures to the New Mexico and national benchmarks above rather than reading 87731'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 87731, Montezuma, 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
223
Population
223.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87731?
34.2
Median Age
41.1%
Male
58.9%
Female
4.8%
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?
$12,412
Per Capita Income
2.4%
Poverty Rate
81.3%
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?
183
Total Housing Units
107
Occupied Units
76
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$172,800
Median Home Value
-20% vs state
1976
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 87731, employing approximately 119 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,254,000.
3
Businesses
119
Employees
$6.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
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