ZIP 87553 · Penasco
Who lives in ZIP code 87553 (Penasco, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Penasco, NM · Taos County
uszips 2026
People1,260
Median age43.1
Household income$48,906
Home value$203,614
Median rent$1,013/mo
Poverty13.5%
College degree+14.1%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Taos, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 492
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
22.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,063.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
81.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.4%
- Never married
- 41.9%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 11.4%
- Family size
- 3.51
- Dual-income families
- 37.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.0%
- Rent burden
- 24.6%
- Men / women
- 59% / 41%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 3.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 23.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.