81221 Zip Code (CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 457
Zip code population in 2010: 310
Zip code population in 2000: 170

Houses and condos: 194
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81221: 93.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 305 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 no mortgage in 2022: $416 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 81221:

• High school or higher: 87.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81221:

• Never married: 33.9%
• Now married: 49.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 12.0%

• 
• • 31368.8%White
  • 7616.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5712.5%Two or more races
  • 92.0%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81221, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,659 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,659
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $29,730 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$29,730
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $182 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$182
Colorado:	$2,127

Total itemized deductions: $14,179 (25% of AGI, reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,179
State:	$20,560

Here:	25.3% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,100 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$3,518

Here:	1.9% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,722 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

81221:	$3,722
State:	$9,173

Earned income credit: $1,619 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,619
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.7%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 36.7% for AGIs below $10k, 53.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 81244, 81226, 81253, 81240, 81212, 80860.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 32
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 149

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (0 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 106 (62 now married, 43 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81221 with a mortgage: 92
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,687
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $446

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

• Zip code 81221 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 46$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 20$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81221

• 8Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81221

• 4$350 to $399
• 4$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $955.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $406,907.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $230,441
• Black or African American householders: $905,305

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $217,273 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,768 - $262,645

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $238,330

Here:	$238,330
State:	$676,667

Mobile homes: $178,028

Here:	$178,028
State:	$115,510

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 112
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 74

Unemployment: 7.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81221

• 78.4%144Drove a car alone
• 13.6%25Carpooled
• 2.7%5Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81221

• 35 to 9 minutes
• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 8620 to 24 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 2690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 457

• Male householders: 137 (33 living alone), Female householders: 42 (12 living alone)

• 107 spouses (107 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 119 children (102 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 5 2-persons

73 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (4 men, 2 women).

100.5% of residents of 81221 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%

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

• This state: 298
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 18
• South: 55
• West: 69

59% of the 81221 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

96% of the 81221 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 81221 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	69.0 years
John	3	80.3 years
Joseph	3	75.0 years
Dorothy	2	86.0 years
Frank	2	57.5 years
Charles	2	75.0 years
Henry	2	77.5 years
Betty	2	72.5 years
Floyd	2	74.5 years
Robert	2	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 81221 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Debiaso	4	82.7 years
Thomas	4	73.1 years
Swift	4	69.7 years
Kessler	3	72.7 years
Busetti	3	75.7 years
Williams	3	67.0 years
Fuller	2	75.5 years
Gifford	2	74.0 years
Berardi	2	80.5 years
Brassea	2	58.0 years