ZIP 87521 · Chamisal
Who lives in ZIP code 87521 (Chamisal, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chamisal, NM · Rio Arriba County
uszips 2026
People1,261
Median age46.5
Household income$39,718
Home value$218,514
Median rent$945/mo
Poverty12.3%
College degree+12.8%
Commute47 min
Place
- Metro area
- Española, NM (micro)
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 375
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.0% are 65 or older; 87.6% are adults.
Household income
28.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,492.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
86.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.5%
- Never married
- 48.4%
- Divorced
- 8.2%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 4.76
- Dual-income families
- 41.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.9%
- Rent burden
- 18.7%
- Men / women
- 37% / 63%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.1%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 20.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 4.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.