ZIP 87740 · Raton
Who lives in ZIP code 87740 (Raton, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raton, NM · Colfax County
uszips 2026
People7,078
Median age45.7
Household income$52,815
Home value$150,453
Median rent$746/mo
Poverty22.4%
College degree+20.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,123
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.4% are 65 or older; 80.1% are adults.
Household income
15.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,144.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
54.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.4%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 21.4%
- Widowed
- 11.4%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 30.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.3%
- Veterans
- 8.8%
- With a disability
- 26.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.9%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.