Zip code 87011: Claunch, New Mexico
Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.
About 87011
87011 is a rural zip code in Claunch, New Mexico (Socorro County), covering 249 sq mi of land. About 16 people live here. The median resident is 80.2 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally. With so few residents, the Census figures below are rough estimates with wide margins of error.
0% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). 100% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%). 100% of households speak a language other than English at home, most often Spanish.
How 87011 compares
Only about 16 people live here, so these survey estimates have wide margins of error.
- U.S. 334,922,499 · NM 2,120,246
- Population density0/sq miU.S. 95/sq mi · NM 18/sq mi
- Per capita income$65,863U.S. $44,673 · NM $36,218
- Median age80.2U.S. 38.9 · NM 39.4
- U.S. 12.5% · NM 17.8%
- U.S. 35.7% · NM 31%
- U.S. 65.2% · NM 70%
- U.S. 15.1% · NM 12.2%
- U.S. 5.2% · NM 6%
- U.S. 61.4 · NM 62.7
- Broadband access100%U.S. 91% · NM 86.5%
- U.S. 8.4% · NM 9.6%
- Veterans43.8%U.S. 6.2% · NM 7.9%
- U.S. 14.1% · NM 9.4%
- Housing vacancy93.6%U.S. 10.1% · NM 12.5%
- U.S. 17.2% · NM 19.3%
- U.S. 22% · NM 21.7%
- U.S. 3.8% · NM 2.7%
- U.S. 9.7% · NM 10.3%
- U.S. 10% · NM 10.2%
- U.S. 14.5% · NM 23.4%
- U.S. 0.483 · NM 0.477
| Measure | 87011 | Socorro | NM | U.S. | National percentile | Rank in NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16 | 16,200 | 2,120,246 | 334,922,499 | — | — |
| Population density | 0/sq mi | 2/sq mi | 18/sq mi | 95/sq mi | — | — |
| Per capita income | $65,863 | $26,858 | $36,218 | $44,673 | — | — |
| Median age | 80.2 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 38.9 | — | — |
| Poverty rate | 0% | 33.2% | 17.8% | 12.5% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0% | 19% | 31% | 35.7% | — | — |
| Homeownership rate | 100% | 75.1% | 70% | 65.2% | — | — |
| Work from home | 0% | 18% | 12.2% | 15.1% | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 0% | 1.3% | 6% | 5.2% | — | — |
| Diversity index | 0 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 61.4 | — | — |
| Broadband access | 100% | 63% | 86.5% | 91% | — | — |
| Uninsured rate | 0% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 8.4% | — | — |
| Veterans | 43.8% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 6.2% | — | — |
| Foreign-born residents | 0% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 14.1% | — | — |
| Housing vacancy | 93.6% | 31.5% | 12.5% | 10.1% | — | — |
| Residents 65 and older | 100% | 21% | 19.3% | 17.2% | — | — |
| Residents under 18 | 0% | 24% | 21.7% | 22% | — | — |
| Tech workers | 0% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.8% | — | — |
| Healthcare workers | 0% | 5.5% | 10.3% | 9.7% | — | — |
| Self-employed workers | 100% | 14.6% | 10.2% | 10% | — | — |
| Government workers | 0% | 31.3% | 23.4% | 14.5% | — | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 0.124 | 0.554 | 0.477 | 0.483 | — | — |
The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.
People
Age
Race and ethnicity
- White0%
- Black0%
- Hispanic100%
- Asian0%
- Native American0%
- Pacific Islander0%
- Other0%
- Multiracial0%
Language spoken at home (households)
Households
- Households
- 8
- Average household size
- 2
- Family households
- 100%
- Married couples
- 100%
- Living alone
- 0%
- Veterans (of adults)
- 43.8%
- Male / female
- 44% / 56%
Income and poverty
Household income distribution
Median household income
Housing
Median home value
Median gross rent
Types of housing
- Housing units
- 125
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- Vacant
- 93.6%
- Median year built
- 1954
- Median rooms
- 4.9
- Renters paying 30%+ of income
- —
- Renters paying 50%+ of income
- —
- Home value to income
- —
Work and commute
How people get to work
Commute time (one way)
Jobs and careers
Occupations
Industries
Median earnings by type of work
| Type of work | 87011 | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | — | $74,888 |
| Service | — | $26,804 |
| Sales and office | — | $40,476 |
| Construction and maintenance | — | $49,199 |
| Production and transportation | — | $39,989 |
Education, internet and health coverage
Highest education (adults 25+)
- High school graduate or higher
- 100%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 0%
- Graduate or professional degree
- 0%
- Households with broadband
- 100%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 100%
- No internet access
- 0%
- Without health insurance
- 0%
- Limited-English households
- 0%
Geography
- City (USPS)
- Claunch
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Socorro County
- Center point
- 34.0823° N, 105.9723° W
- Land area
- 249 sq mi
- Water area
- under 0.1 sq mi
- Time zone
- Mountain Time (UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer)
- Zip type
- Residential delivery area
87011 spans 2 counties
- Socorro County72% of land
- Lincoln County28% of land
Zip codes near 87011
| Zip | City | Distance | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88301 | Carrizozo, NM | 24 mi | $43,900 |
| 87036 | Mountainair, NM | 25 mi | $47,132 |
| 87009 | Cedarvale, NM · PO box | 25 mi | — |
| 88318 | Corona, NM | 28 mi | $73,125 |
| 87063 | Willard, NM | 33 mi | $72,721 |
| 88316 | Capitan, NM | 41 mi | $54,080 |
| 87016 | Estancia, NM | 47 mi | $55,296 |
| 87061 | Torreon, NM | 49 mi | $44,277 |
| 88338 | Lincoln, NM | 51 mi | $59,276 |
| 87032 | McIntosh, NM | 54 mi | — |
| 88321 | Encino, NM | 57 mi | $81,153 |
| 88353 | Vaughn, NM | 57 mi | — |
Questions about 87011
What city is zip code 87011?
87011 is assigned to Claunch, New Mexico. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.
What county is 87011 in?
87011 is mostly in Socorro County, but it extends into 1 other county.
What is the population of 87011?
About 16 people live in 87011, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
What time zone is 87011 in?
87011 is in Mountain Time.
What zip codes are near 87011?
The closest zip codes to 87011 are 88301, 87036, 87009, 88318, 87063.
Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 87011, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.