Reserve, NM · standard
ZIP Code 87830
Catron County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 999
- 1/sq mi
- $31,163
- Median income
- $119,800
- Median home value
- 19.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Reserve pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 2nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 16th 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 87830 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 87830 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Reserve, Catron County, New Mexico, home to just 999 residents across 1998.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 87830 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $31,163 (47% below the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,339. The poverty rate is 32.8%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $119,800 (44% below the average New Mexico ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63, 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 87830.
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 87830, Reserve, 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
999
Population
1998.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 87830?
63.0
Median Age
36.2%
Male
63.8%
Female
5.3%
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?
$31,163
Median Household Income
-47% vs state ZIP avg
$25,339
Per Capita Income
32.8%
Poverty Rate
2.5%
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
692housing units
692
Total Housing Units
381
Occupied Units
311
Vacant Units
2.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$119,800
Median Home Value
-44% vs state ZIP avg
1979
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 87830, employing approximately 57 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,981,000.
16
Businesses
57
Employees
$2.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 6 | 37.5% |
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 87830, 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.