Datil, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87821
Catron County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 672
- 0/sq mi
- $83,890
- Median income
- $197,900
- Median home value
- 53.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Datil pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 33%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 43rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 97%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87821 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87821 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Datil, Catron County, New Mexico, home to just 672 residents across 6720.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 87821 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $83,890 (41% above the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $42,923. The poverty rate is 10.1%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $197,900 (8% below the average New Mexico ZIP); 96.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 53.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 70.7, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the New Mexico and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 87821.
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 87821, Datil, 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
672
Population
6720.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87821?
70.7
Median Age
49.5%
Male
50.5%
Female
1.2%
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?
$83,890
Median Household Income
+41% vs state ZIP avg
$42,923
Per Capita Income
10.1%
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
740housing units
740
Total Housing Units
435
Occupied Units
305
Vacant Units
2.19
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$197,900
Median Home Value
-8% vs state ZIP avg
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 87821, employing approximately 93 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,823,000.
10
Businesses
93
Employees
$4.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 30.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 87821, 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.