What is the population of Aztec city?

Aztec city has 6,177 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #35 of 527 in New Mexico.

What is the median household income in Aztec city?

Median household income in Aztec city is $42,699 a year, 45.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Aztec city?

Median gross rent is $765 a month and the median home value is $164,700, so rent absorbs about 21.5% of median household income.

Is Aztec city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Aztec city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Aztec, NM population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Aztec, New Mexico (Aztec, NM — Census place “Aztec city”) is 6,177 residents, ranking #35 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $42,699, the median home is worth $164,700 and median gross rent runs $765 a month. Looking for the Aztec New Mexico ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Aztec, NM: 87410.

Population: 6,177Aztec city residents
Median household income: $42,699Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $164,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $765Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.5%Owner-occupied households

Aztec ZIP codes (New Mexico)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Aztec.

The Aztec NM ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

87410

What the numbers mean in Aztec city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Aztec city median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.7% of residents and 64.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Aztec city, NM in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Aztec city is a mid-size town in New Mexico, with 6,177 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #35 of 527 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 34.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Aztec city earn a median of $42,699 a year, 45.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $54,029 median for the 153 New Mexico cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 24.7% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Aztec city is valued at $164,700, 45.7% below the national figure and 13% below the $190,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $765 a month, 45.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,180 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Aztec city?: Aztec city has 6,177 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #35 of 527 in New Mexico.
What is the median household income in Aztec city?: Median household income in Aztec city is $42,699 a year, 45.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Aztec city?: Median gross rent is $765 a month and the median home value is $164,700, so rent absorbs about 21.5% of median household income.
Is Aztec city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Aztec city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Aztec city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.