Encino, NM · standard
ZIP Code 88321
Torrance County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 187
- 0/sq mi
- $81,153
- Median income
- $1,079,500
- Median home value
- 83.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Encino pairs an above-median household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 37%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 2%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 88321 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 88321 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Encino, Torrance County, New Mexico, home to just 187 residents across 1870.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 88321 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $81,153 (37% above the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,420. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.3% and unemployment is 0.0%. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $1,079,500 (402% above the average New Mexico ZIP), while 100.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 83.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.8, 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 88321.
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 88321, Encino, 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
187
Population
1870.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 88321?
38.8
Median Age
28.2%
Male
71.8%
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?
$81,153
Median Household Income
+37% vs state ZIP avg
$19,420
Per Capita Income
0.3%
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
157housing units
157
Total Housing Units
105
Occupied Units
52
Vacant Units
3.55
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$1,079,500
Median Home Value
+402% vs state ZIP avg
1982
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 88321, employing approximately 75 people with a combined annual payroll of $7,884,000.
4
Businesses
75
Employees
$7.9M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 88321, 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.