San Jon, NM · standard
ZIP Code 88434
Quay County, New Mexico - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 369
- 0/sq mi
- $38,750
- Median income
- $108,000
- Median home value
- 13.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
San Jon pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 5th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 12th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 88434 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 88434 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in San Jon, Quay County, New Mexico, home to just 369 residents across 922.5 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 88434 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $38,750 (35% below the average New Mexico ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,203. The poverty rate is 17.0%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $108,000 (50% below the average New Mexico ZIP); owner occupancy is 85.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Quay County, so 88434 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 88434, San Jon, 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
369
Population
922.5
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 88434?
55.5
Median Age
43.1%
Male
56.9%
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?
$38,750
Median Household Income
-35% vs state ZIP avg
$29,203
Per Capita Income
17.0%
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
141housing units
141
Total Housing Units
100
Occupied Units
41
Vacant Units
2.18
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$108,000
Median Home Value
-50% vs state ZIP avg
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 88434, employing approximately 108 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,484,000.
9
Businesses
108
Employees
$4.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 88434 vs 88411 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88411 | Bard, NM | 82 | 8.7 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 88434, 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.