ZIP Code Tabulation Area · New Mexico

ZIP Code 87020: Cibola County, NM

ZIP Code 87020 (Cibola County, New Mexico) has an estimated 11,966 residents in 3,963 households. The median household income is $62,746, the median home value is $154,400 and the median gross rent is $766/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

11,966

Margin of error ±907

Median household income

$62,746

Margin of error ±$17,031

Median home value

$154,400

Margin of error ±$19,387

Median gross rent

$766/mo

Margin of error ±$88

Median age

39.9 yrs

Margin of error ±1.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

19.1 min

Margin of error ±5.2 min

How ZIP 87020 compares with New Mexico and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 8702039.9 yrsNew Mexico39.4 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 87020$62,746New Mexico$64,059United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 87020$27,869New Mexico$36,218United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 8702027.7%New Mexico17.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 870204.8%New Mexico6.0%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 8702018.9%New Mexico31.0%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 87020$154,400New Mexico$248,100United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 87020$766/moNew Mexico$1,067/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 8702069.0%New Mexico70.0%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 8702019.1 minNew Mexico23.5 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 8702011.3%New Mexico12.2%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 87020

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 87020 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 87020	Margin of error	New Mexico	United States
Total population	11,966	±907	2,120,246	334,922,499
Median age	39.9 yrs	±1.8 yrs	39.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	3,963	±408	837,414	129,227,496
Median household income	$62,746	±$17,031	$64,059	$80,734
Per capita income	$27,869	±$3,329	$36,218	$44,673
Poverty rate	27.7%	±6.6 pts	17.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	±2.6 pts	6.0%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	±4.3 pts	31.0%	35.7%
Median home value	$154,400	±$19,387	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent	$766/mo	±$88	$1,067/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	69.0%	±7.8 pts	70.0%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	19.1 min	±5.2 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	11.3%	±4.1 pts	12.2%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 87020
Group	ZIP 87020	New Mexico	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	28.8%	36.0%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.8%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	8.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	52.3%	48.4%	19.3%

Where ZIP 87020 is

State: New Mexico
Main county: Cibola County— also overlaps McKinley County
Largest overlapping place: Grants (2% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 901.95 sq mi· about 13 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Cibola County

87005 Cibola County, NM 87007 Cibola County, NM 87014 Cubero, NM 87021 Milan, NM 87026 Cibola County, NM 87034 Cibola County, NM 87040 Paguate, NM 87049 Cibola County, NM 87051 San Rafael, NM 87315 Cibola County, NM 87321 Cibola County, NM 87357 Cibola County, NM

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.