ZIP 88061 · Silver City
Who lives in ZIP code 88061 (Silver City, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Silver City, NM · Grant County
uszips 2026
People17,464
Median age49.5
Household income$47,917
Home value$204,617
Median rent$863/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+35.2%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Silver City, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,170
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.0% are 65 or older; 82.3% are adults.
Household income
27.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,822.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
41.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.9%
- Never married
- 35.5%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 34.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.3%
- Unemployment
- 9.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 9.4%
- With a disability
- 21.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.