81427 Zip Code (Ouray, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,241
Zip code population in 2010: 1,124
Zip code population in 2000: 976

Houses and condos: 1,023
Renter-occupied apartments: 144
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81427: 96.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 102.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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: $1,690 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,334 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 81427:

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
• Unemployed: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81427:

• Never married: 26.6%
• Now married: 56.8%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 1,11389.7%White
  • 1078.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 100.8%Asian
  • 80.6%Two or more races
  • 30.2%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81427, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,427 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,427
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $30,866 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,866
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,856 (reported on 54.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,856
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,732 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,732
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$18,348 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	+$18,348
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,035 (reported on 30.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,035
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,105 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

81427:	$3,105
Colorado:	$2,947

Total itemized deductions: $20,429 (23% of AGI, reported on 33.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,429
State:	$20,560

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,862 (5% of AGI, reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,862
State:	$3,518

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,047 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

81427:	$7,047
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,169 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,169
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.4%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 51.1% for AGIs below $10k, 51.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81432, 81435, 81433, 81426, 81220, 81235.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 541

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 252 (118 now married, 133 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81427 with a mortgage: 133 (15 second mortgage, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,108
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $576

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

• Zip code 81427 household income distribution in 2022

• 27Less than $10,000
• 27$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 50$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 24$45,000 to $49,999
• 35$50,000 to $59,999
• 76$60,000 to $74,999
• 90$75,000 to $99,999
• 90$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 69$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81427

• 2Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 71$300,000 to $399,999
• 33$400,000 to $499,999
• 186$500,000 to $749,999
• 48$750,000 to $999,999
• 35$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81427

• 14Less than $100
• 15$550 to $599
• 4$700 to $749
• 28$800 to $899
• 15$1,000 to $1,249
• 6$1,250 to $1,499
• 24$1,500 to $1,999
• 14No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $971.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $709,846.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $607,545
• Black or African American householders: $226,895
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $934,274
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $483,954

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $577,382 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $367,127 - $737,391

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $867,023

Here:	$867,023
State:	$676,667

Townhouses or other attached units: $529,174

Here:	$529,174
State:	$526,340

In 2-unit structures: $502,715

Here:	$502,715
State:	$431,509

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $406,184

Here:	$406,184
State:	$385,502

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,469

Here:	$328,469
State:	$417,586

Mobile homes: $105,939

Here:	$105,939
State:	$115,510

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 609
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 108
• 3 or 4: 65
• 5 to 9: 71
• 10 to 19: 49
• Mobile homes: 75

Unemployment: 3.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81427

• 50.2%304Drove a car alone
• 18.3%111Carpooled
• 15.2%92Walked
• 15.0%91Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81427

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 2225 to 9 minutes
• 10210 to 14 minutes
• 9615 to 19 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 1635 to 39 minutes
• 4545 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,241

• Male householders: 271 (61 living alone), Female householders: 314 (111 living alone)

• 311 spouses (311 opposite-sex spouses), 56 unmarried partners, (56 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 235 children (230 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 38 non-relatives

Size of family households: 261 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 172 1-person, 53 2-persons, 13 4-persons

139 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men).

96.4% of residents of 81427 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAMP BIRD COLORADO INC (CAMP BIRD MINE-YANKEE BOY BASN in OURAY, CO)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: URANIUM-RADIUM-VANADIUM ORES
  Organizations: FEDERAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• IDARADO MINING COMPANY (1 MI E OF TELLURIDE in OURAY, CO)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: LEAD ORE AND ZINC ORE MINING.
  

• IDARADO MINE (SEC 31 T43N R7W in OURAY, 5.1 MI S OF, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
  

• GRIZZLY MINE (APPX 1 MI S OF TOWN NEAR CR 16 in OURAY, CO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: COPPER ORES
  Alternative names: SAVAGE MINE & OIL CO., INC.

• AMERICAN LEAD AND ZINC MILL (SUNSHINE LAND AND MOUNTAIN VIEW DR. in OURAY, CO)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

• CANYON CREEK WATERSHED, MINED AREAS (LAT 37-52-30 LONG 107-57-30 in OURAY, CO)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

• IDARADO MINING COMPANY (1664 U S HIGHWAY 550 in OURAY, CO)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES
  

• IDARADO MINING COMPANY/TREASURY TUNNEL (HIGHWAY 550 AT RED MTN PASS in OURAY, CO)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%

Population in 1990: 686. Population change in the 1990s: +290 (+42.3%).

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

• This state: 235
• Northeast: 122
• Midwest: 248
• South: 239
• West: 315

52% of the 81427 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

101% of the 81427 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN MATERIAL RESOURCES (310 6TH AVE (PHYSICAL) in OURAY, CO; small business) : $121,305 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2000

  $38,894 with Defense Logistics Agency for Power and Hand Pumps. Signed on 2000-04-19. Completion date: 2000-07-18.
  $29,406, same as above. Signed on 2000-07-07. Completion date: 2001-02-02.
  $26,805 with Defense Logistics Agency for Valves, Powered. Signed on 2000-02-02. Completion date: 2000-08-31.
  $26,200 with Defense Logistics Agency for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 1999-11-09. Completion date: 2000-02-07.
  

• OURAY CITY OF (320 SIXTH AVE in OURAY, CO)
  60 employees, $0 revenue: $3,500 in 5 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Unimproved Real Property (Land), Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building) by Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2), Forest Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $1,000; 2001: $1,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $500; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Unimproved Real Property (Land). Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2015-12-15.
  $1,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2000-12-15. Completion date: 2015-12-15.
  $1,000, same as above. Signed on 1999-12-15. Completion date: 2015-12-15.
  $500 with Forest Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Unimproved Real Property (Land). Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2015-12-15.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Testing Laboratories (20-49: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 5)

Most common first names in zip code 81427 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	75.8 years
Mary	8	80.2 years
William	5	71.2 years
Robert	5	61.0 years
Evelyn	5	76.0 years
Helen	4	84.3 years
Harold	4	69.2 years
Edward	3	81.3 years
Harry	3	86.7 years
Dorothy	3	83.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 81427 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Fedel	4	89.0 years
Johnson	3	72.7 years
Martin	3	80.7 years
Merling	3	70.6 years
Spangler	3	80.3 years
Flor	2	86.0 years
Harvey	2	48.6 years
Cockle	2	71.1 years
Montano	2	92.0 years
Ford	2	74.0 years

Businesses in zip code 81427
Name	Count		Name	Count
Best Western	1		True Value	1
Comfort Inn	1		UPS	1
FedEx	1