81154 Zip Code (South Fork, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,217
Zip code population in 2010: 1,148
Zip code population in 2000: 1,141

Houses and condos: 2,147
Renter-occupied apartments: 92
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81154: 93.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 267.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,424 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $811 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 81154:

• High school or higher: 92.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 22.6%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81154:

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 73.6%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 1.8%
• Divorced: 4.5%

• 
• • 1,11891.9%White
  • 725.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 161.3%Two or more races
  • 80.7%Asian
  • 20.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81154, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $68,808 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,808
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $52,897 (reported on 62.9% of returns)

Here:	$52,897
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1102.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2861.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5216.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6163.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13134.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,370 (reported on 48.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,370
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.2% for AGIs below $25k, 26.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 183.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 316.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,031 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,031
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 208.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 620.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 520.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,667 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,667
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 443.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2366.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,364 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	+$13,364
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 171.5% for AGIs below $25k, 525.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 702.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1648.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $26,873 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

81154:	$26,873
Colorado:	$23,785

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 282.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1314.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3864.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $36,580 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,580
State:	$35,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3658.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $7,500 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$7,500
State:	$12,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 600.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,880 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

81154:	$6,880
State:	$7,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 688.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,571 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,571
State:	$2,053

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.3%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.5% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81154, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,613 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,613
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $36,342 (reported on 69.2% of returns)

Here:	$36,342
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.1% for AGIs below $25k, 51.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,911 (reported on 51.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,911
Colorado:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,440 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,440
State:	$7,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,131 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,131
State:	+$23,009

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,940 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,940
State:	+$13,514

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,840 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

81154:	$18,840
Colorado:	$17,927

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,782 (26% of AGI, reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,782
State:	$24,621

Here:	26.4% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,746 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,746
State:	$4,449

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,576 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

81154:	$4,576
State:	$7,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,862 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,862
State:	$2,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.8%

Here:	56%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81154, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,658 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,658
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $29,005 (reported on 67.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,005
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,485 (reported on 60.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,485
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,143 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,143
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$13,017 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	+$13,017
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,039 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,039
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $4,286 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

81154:	$4,286
Colorado:	$2,947

Total itemized deductions: $19,192 (26% of AGI, reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,192
State:	$20,560

Here:	26.2% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,199 (5% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,199
State:	$3,518

Here:	5.5% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,362 (reported on 74.4% of returns)

81154:	$6,362
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $951 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$951
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	63%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 55.9% for AGIs below $10k, 53.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81132, 81144, 81120, 81130, 81128, 81124.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 29
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 490

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (13 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 154 (97 now married, 55 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81154 with a mortgage: 218 (15 second mortgage, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,833
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $577

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 81154 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 46$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 43$45,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 62$60,000 to $74,999
• 65$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 86$125,000 to $149,999
• 59$150,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81154

• 3Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 52$250,000 to $299,999
• 62$300,000 to $399,999
• 32$400,000 to $499,999
• 67$500,000 to $749,999
• 30$750,000 to $999,999
• 32$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81154

• 1$150 to $199
• 6$200 to $249
• 6$400 to $449
• 2$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 21$750 to $799
• 6$800 to $899
• 6$1,500 to $1,999
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,038.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $587,743.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $400,842
• Some other race householders: $241,300
• Two or more races householders: $274,514
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $266,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $352,015 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $249,000 - $548,277

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,739
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 42
• 3 or 4: 109
• 5 to 9: 9
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 196
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81154

• 56.1%272Drove a car alone
• 15.7%76Carpooled
• 0.4%2Bicycle
• 6.8%33Other means
• 21.7%105Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81154

• 64Less than 5 minutes
• 385 to 9 minutes
• 2110 to 14 minutes
• 5115 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 3025 to 29 minutes
• 4930 to 34 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 6260 to 89 minutes
• 3990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,217

• Male householders: 319 (47 living alone), Female householders: 201 (19 living alone)

• 383 spouses (383 opposite-sex spouses), 45 unmarried partners, (45 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 228 children (226 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

Size of family households: 256 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 86 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 34 2-persons

194 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

97.3% of residents of 81154 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHARLES L. DANIELS & ATHALENE DANIELS (SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 39 N, RANGE 2 E in SOUTH FORK, CO)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2000-0053, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-08-2005-0071, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Alternative names: CHARLES AND ATHALENE DANIELS

• ADOBE PAVING (PORTABLE SCREENS/CRUSHERS) (25 MI SW OF DEL NORTE in SOUTH FORK, 15.4 MI S OF, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• FUN VALLEY RESORT (36000 WEST U.S. HIGHWAY 160 in SOUTH FORK, CO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: DBA FUN VALLEY RESORT, HENSON, MACK

• JACKSON LUMBER CO (29160 W HWY 160 in SOUTH FORK, CO)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 722. Population change in the 1990s: +419 (+58.0%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 380
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 148
• South: 502
• West: 144

45% of the 81154 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

92% of the 81154 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 81154 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	69.2 years
Raymond	4	72.7 years
Elmer	3	86.7 years
Kenneth	3	78.4 years
Mary	3	79.0 years
Virginia	3	84.7 years
Blanche	2	67.4 years
Ethel	2	85.0 years
Harry	2	68.5 years
Charles	2	72.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 81154 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Moore	4	61.0 years
Miller	3	71.0 years
Taylor	3	72.0 years
Smith	3	85.0 years
Geis	2	80.0 years
Fitzjarrald	2	78.0 years
Elder	2	88.5 years
Fleming	2	73.5 years
Budzynski	2	82.0 years
Hord	2	83.5 years

Businesses in zip code 81154

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 2
• True Value: 1
• UPS: 1