ZIP 87323 · Thoreau
Who lives in ZIP code 87323 (Thoreau, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Thoreau, NM · McKinley County
uszips 2026
People4,245
Median age39.8
Household income$51,616
Home value$122,241
Median rent$485/mo
Poverty40.2%
College degree+18.1%
Commute43 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gallup, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,439
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.0% are 65 or older; 76.6% are adults.
Household income
15.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $19,721.
Education (adults 25+)
11.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.7%
- Never married
- 50.9%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.56
- Dual-income families
- 24.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 38.7%
- Unemployment
- 9.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 4.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.6%
- Veterans
- 12.0%
- With a disability
- 29.8%
- No health insurance
- 13.4%
- Limited English
- 13.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.