ZIP 87420 · Shiprock
Who lives in ZIP code 87420 (Shiprock, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shiprock, NM · San Juan County
uszips 2026
People10,586
Median age36.4
Household income$36,335
Home value$103,382
Median rent$692/mo
Poverty31.7%
College degree+10.2%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Farmington, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,252
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
19.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,885.
Education (adults 25+)
63.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.6%
- Never married
- 54.4%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 3.73
- Dual-income families
- 32.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.5%
- Rent burden
- 37.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.1%
- Unemployment
- 15.5%
- Self-employed
- 4.5%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.8%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 23.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.1%
- Limited English
- 16.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.