Pinon, NM · standard
ZIP Code 88344
Otero County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 159
- 0/sq mi Low-density area
- $113,375
- Median income Above-median income area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Pinon pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 12%
- household income, 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 88344 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 88344 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Pinon, Otero County, New Mexico, home to just 159 residents across 1590.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 88344 skews affluent, with a median household income of $113,375 (91% above the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $69,507. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 72, 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 88344.
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 88344, Pinon, 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
159
Population
1590.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 88344?
72.0
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
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?
$113,375
Median Household Income
+91% vs state ZIP avg
$69,507
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 88344 ranks among New Mexico ZIPs
Pinon, NM household income vs. every New Mexico ZIP code
Median household income among 265 reporting New Mexico ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$113,375 Top 4% higher than 96% of 265 New Mexico ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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
29housing units
29
Total Housing Units
29
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1954
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 88344, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 88344 in?
ZIP code 88344 (Pinon) is located in Otero County, New Mexico. Otero County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/otero-nm.
What is the population of ZIP code 88344?
ZIP code 88344 in Pinon, NM has a population of 159 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 88344?
The median household income in ZIP 88344 is $113,375, which is 49% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 88344?
The largest racial group in ZIP 88344 is White at 100.0%.
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