Polvadera, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87828
Socorro County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 429
- 84/sq mi
- $116,400
- Median home value
- 11.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Polvadera pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 15th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 84
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 87828 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87828 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Polvadera, Socorro County, New Mexico, home to just 429 residents across 5.1 square miles, a density of 84 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 87828, but per-capita income is $29,703. Poverty here runs at 85.8%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Median home value sits at $116,400 (46% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 84.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 6.5, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 3 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 87828, plus 6 more within Socorro 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 87828, Polvadera, 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
429
Population
5.1
Area (sq mi)
84
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87828?
6.5
Median Age
37.6%
Male
62.4%
Female
5.4%
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?
$29,703
Per Capita Income
85.8%
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?
277
Total Housing Units
219
Occupied Units
58
Vacant Units
4.88
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$116,400
Median Home Value
-46% vs state
1982
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 87828 vs 87823 →
ZIP 87828 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 87801
Socorro (87801)
10,221 residents
- 87823 884
Lemitar (87823)
884 residents
- 87828 429
Polvadera (87828)
429 residents
- 87831 195
San Acacia (87831)
195 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 87828 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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