ZIP 87901 · Truth Or Consequences
Who lives in ZIP code 87901 (Truth Or Consequences, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Truth Or Consequences, NM · Sierra County
uszips 2026
People6,378
Median age46.1
Household income$34,242
Home value$128,137
Median rent$713/mo
Poverty30.8%
College degree+18.2%
Commute12 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,868
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.2% are 65 or older; 76.2% are adults.
Household income
15.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,761.
Education (adults 25+)
28.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
34.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.2%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 23.0%
- Widowed
- 13.8%
- Family size
- 3.32
- Dual-income families
- 35.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.1%
- Unemployment
- 1.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.1%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 28.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.2%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.