81253 Zip Code (CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 462
Zip code population in 2010: 410
Zip code population in 2000: 341

Houses and condos: 276
Renter-occupied apartments: 18
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81253: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 128.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $701
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,414

For population 25 years and over in 81253:

• High school or higher: 96.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 14.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81253:

• Never married: 11.7%
• Now married: 86.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.6%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 39385.2%White
  • 6814.8%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81253, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,832 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,832
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $50,821 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$50,821
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 976.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4940.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10143.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $950 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$950
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,450 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 193.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,050 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$17,050
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2273.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,500 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,500
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1575.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 78.9%

Here:	79%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81253, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,561 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,561
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $43,677 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

Here:	$43,677
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $733 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$733
Colorado:	$1,971

Ordinary dividends: $867 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$867
State:	$7,140

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$67 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$67
State:	+$23,009

Profit/loss from business: +$2,433 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,433
State:	+$13,514

Total itemized deductions: $18,940 (21% of AGI, reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,940
State:	$24,621

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,525 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,525
State:	$4,449

Taxes paid: $4,640 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

81253:	$4,640
State:	$7,641

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81253, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,143 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,143
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $39,369 (reported on 74.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,369
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.1% for AGIs below $10k, 72.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,431 (reported on 57.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,431
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $792 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$792
State:	$3,782

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,556 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,556
State:	+$17,882

Profit/loss from business: +$5,810 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,810
State:	+$11,247

Total itemized deductions: $16,403 (25% of AGI, reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,403
State:	$20,560

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,433 (4% of AGI, reported on 31.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,433
State:	$3,518

Here:	3.5% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,403 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

81253:	$5,403
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,632 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,632
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.9%

Here:	71%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81226, 81221, 81244, 81023, 81005, 81240.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 187

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 39 (40 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 66 (16 now married, 50 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81253 with a mortgage: 21
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $874
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $602

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 81253 household income distribution in 2022

• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 52$40,000 to $44,999
• 95$60,000 to $74,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81253

• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 42$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 74$2,000,000 or more

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $421,975

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $3,099,700

Here:	$3,099,700
State:	$676,667

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 269
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 14.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81253

• 83.5%143Drove a car alone
• 13.4%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81253

• 11430 to 34 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 22.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 462

• Male householders: 148 (0 living alone), Female householders: 59 (7 living alone)

• 180 spouses (180 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 73 children (73 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 178 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 17 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person

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

99.8% of residents of 81253 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Population in 1990: 357.

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

• This state: 225
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 125
• South: 69
• West: 9

78% of the 81253 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

93% of the 81253 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

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

• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Information: Software Publishers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 81253 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	75.5 years
Fred	3	81.7 years
Arthur	3	72.6 years
John	3	74.0 years
William	3	74.3 years
Thomas	3	71.3 years
Floyd	2	46.0 years
Harry	2	92.4 years
Alice	2	89.5 years
Glen	2	66.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 81253 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Breece	5	70.2 years
Hall	4	82.8 years
Babcock	3	61.3 years
Dunsmoor	3	87.0 years
Hurley	3	78.0 years
Riesner	3	67.0 years
Smith	3	73.7 years
Dolan	2	85.4 years
Gregorich	2	81.0 years
Bate	2	87.4 years