81324 Zip Code (Dove Creek, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,526
Zip code population in 2010: 1,387
Zip code population in 2000: 1,294

Houses and condos: 1,026
Renter-occupied apartments: 123
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81324: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 408.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $856 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $362 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 81324:

• High school or higher: 95.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81324:

• Never married: 13.9%
• Now married: 72.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.9%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 1,19678.4%White
  • 29719.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 322.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81324, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,780 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,780
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $44,024 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,024
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1252.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3425.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6463.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10016.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24130.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $850 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$850
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.5% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 195.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,438 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,438
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 210.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,388 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,388
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k, 23.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 493.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,322 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,322
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.1% for AGIs below $25k, 296.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,886 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

81324:	$16,886
Colorado:	$23,785

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 386.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2393.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,311 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,311
State:	$2,053

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.6%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81324, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,346 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,346
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $39,284 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

Here:	$39,284
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $795 (reported on 38.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$795
Colorado:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$7,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,088 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,088
State:	+$23,009

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,630 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,630
State:	+$13,514

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,033 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

81324:	$6,033
Colorado:	$17,927

Total itemized deductions: $18,567 (24% of AGI, reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,567
State:	$24,621

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,450 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,450
State:	$4,449

Taxes paid: $3,989 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

81324:	$3,989
State:	$7,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,108 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,108
State:	$2,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.9%

Here:	65%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $25k, 61.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81324, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,548 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,548
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $26,350 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,350
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,477 (reported on 44.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,477
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $843 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$843
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,200 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,200
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,851 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,851
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,615 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

81324:	$2,615
Colorado:	$2,947

Total itemized deductions: $13,932 (29% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,932
State:	$20,560

Here:	29.0% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,061 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,061
State:	$3,518

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,872 (reported on 68.7% of returns)

81324:	$2,872
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,667 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.0%

Here:	68%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 69.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81331, 81320, 81335, 84511, 81327, 81325.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 37
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 746

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (0 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 177 (104 now married, 71 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81324 with a mortgage: 124
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,030
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $426

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

• Zip code 81324 household income distribution in 2022

• 26Less than $10,000
• 50$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$25,000 to $29,999
• 106$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 81$60,000 to $74,999
• 57$75,000 to $99,999
• 223$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$150,000 to $199,999
• 51$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81324

• 55Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 128$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 135$200,000 to $249,999
• 33$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81324

• 5$250 to $299
• 8$450 to $499
• 14$550 to $599
• 9$750 to $799
• 29$1,500 to $1,999
• 35No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $981.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $611,154.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $173,845
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,694

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,220 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,834 - $245,324

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $234,671

Here:	$234,671
State:	$676,667

Mobile homes: $21,095

Here:	$21,095
State:	$115,510

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 580
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 6
• 50 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 384

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81324

• 76.1%500Drove a car alone
• 1.7%11Walked
• 22.2%146Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81324

• 191Less than 5 minutes
• 1595 to 9 minutes
• 6110 to 14 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 420 to 24 minutes
• 1630 to 34 minutes
• 2240 to 44 minutes
• 1545 to 59 minutes
• 2060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,526

• Male householders: 287 (149 living alone), Female householders: 502 (26 living alone)

• 450 spouses (450 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 210 children (165 natural, 0 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

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

Size of family households: 504 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 175 1-person

55 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (97 men, 20 women).

86.3% of residents of 81324 zip code speak English at home.
12.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (15% very well, 85% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CARHART FEED AND SEED (3RD AND GUYRENE STREET in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: CAR HART FEED & SEED

• ADOBE MILLING CO INC (09006 E US HWY 666 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GROCERIES AND RELATED PRODUCTS
  

• AMPOLEX USA INC FEDERAL 24 7 SITE (SEC 7 T39N R19W in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION.
  

• ASPEN GOLD (T41N R13W SEC 25 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• CELSIUS ENERGY CO DOVE CREEK PLT (SEC 5 T40N R18W in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  

• CELSIUS ENERGY-DOVE CREEK (CNTY RD J in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• AMPOLEX - PAPOOSE CANYON SEE T/O 0330020 (SEC 18 T39N R19W in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Alternative names: AMPOLEX PAPOOSE CANYON

• CABOT OIL & GAS - HB: DOUBLE EAGLE GP (01017 ROAD 8 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  

• GEORGE FURY FARM (10011 COUNTY ROAD 7 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• JOHN FUNK FARMS (06042 COUNTY RD 4 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• CENTURY 21 WEST SLOPE REALTY (8022 WEST HIGHWAY 666 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
  

• CRAPO FARM (6088 HIGHWAY 666 in DOVE CREEK, CO)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.2%

Population in 1990: 1,120. Population change in the 1990s: +174 (+15.5%).

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

• This state: 774
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 160
• South: 44
• West: 480

61% of the 81324 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

99% of the 81324 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1)
• Mining: Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 81324 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	10	75.8 years
William	9	69.0 years
John	8	74.1 years
Robert	6	63.3 years
Mary	6	79.7 years
James	6	74.7 years
Floyd	4	68.0 years
Frank	4	79.0 years
Raymond	4	75.7 years
Emery	4	79.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 81324 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Randolph	13	73.2 years
Davis	7	65.1 years
Watkins	5	85.6 years
Broderick	4	77.8 years
Fury	4	76.8 years
Buffington	4	75.5 years
Johnson	4	75.0 years
Perkins	4	77.4 years
Young	4	83.5 years
Smith	4	73.0 years

Businesses in zip code 81324

• Ace Hardware: 1
• Ford: 1