ZIP 88316 · Capitan
Who lives in ZIP code 88316 (Capitan, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Capitan, NM · Lincoln County
uszips 2026
People2,194
Median age59.1
Household income$54,080
Home value$185,791
Median rent$946/mo
Poverty9.3%
College degree+26.5%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ruidoso, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,171
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.1% are 65 or older; 86.7% are adults.
Household income
18.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,664.
Education (adults 25+)
41.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.7%
- Never married
- 13.2%
- Divorced
- 11.0%
- Widowed
- 17.0%
- Family size
- 2.24
- Dual-income families
- 25.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.4%
- Rent burden
- 43.3%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.1%
- Unemployment
- 10.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.9%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.1%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 38.9%
- No health insurance
- 16.1%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.