80438 Zip Code (Empire, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 656
Zip code population in 2010: 486
Zip code population in 2000: 532

Houses and condos: 530
Renter-occupied apartments: 171
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 80438: 94.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 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: $1,954 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $213 (0.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 80438:

• High school or higher: 86.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 80438:

• Never married: 34.3%
• Now married: 46.7%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 2.7%
• Divorced: 14.7%

• 
• • 56886.7%White
  • 467.0%Two or more races
  • 213.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 162.4%Black
  • 20.3%American Indian
  • 20.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 80438, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,854 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,854
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $33,602 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,602
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.0% for AGIs below $10k, 85.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $377 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$377
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,562 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,562
State:	$3,782

Net capital gain/loss: +$80 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$80
State:	+$17,882

Total itemized deductions: $15,719 (29% of AGI, reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,719
State:	$20,560

Here:	28.7% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,574 (3% of AGI, reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,574
State:	$3,518

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,652 (reported on 79.0% of returns)

80438:	$3,652
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,538 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,538
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.2%

Here:	53%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 49.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 80476, 80482, 80452, 80436, 80444, 80442.
Empire Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 5.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 79
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 333

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 125 (70 now married, 54 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 80438 with a mortgage: 111
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,670
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $454

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

• Zip code 80438 household income distribution in 2022

• 15Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 32$25,000 to $29,999
• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $74,999
• 19$75,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 80438

• 3Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 54$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 20$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 80438

• 4$300 to $349
• 5$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 9$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 10$800 to $899
• 40$1,000 to $1,249
• 63$1,250 to $1,499
• 14$1,500 to $1,999
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,262.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $611,995
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $688,356
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $734,247

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $339,589

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $374,803

Here:	$374,803
State:	$676,667

Mobile homes: $97,617

Here:	$97,617
State:	$115,510

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 329
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 68
• 3 or 4: 12
• 5 to 9: 4
• Mobile homes: 94

Unemployment: 1.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 80438

• 68.6%310Drove a car alone
• 4.4%20Carpooled
• 1.8%8Bus or trolley bus
• 15.1%68Walked
• 4.9%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 80438

• 26Less than 5 minutes
• 805 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 3515 to 19 minutes
• 5720 to 24 minutes
• 125 to 29 minutes
• 8030 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 4340 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 656

• Male householders: 225 (100 living alone), Female householders: 183 (57 living alone)

• 130 spouses (130 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 83 children (79 natural, 3 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 7 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 5 2-persons

37 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (17 men, 15 women).

98.4% of residents of 80438 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HENDERSON MINE (BOX 689 (9 M W OF EMPIRE) in EMPIRE, CO)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

• HENDERSON OPERATION MINE (1746 COUNTY ROAD 202 in EMPIRE, CO)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

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

• This state: 192
• Northeast: 94
• Midwest: 134
• South: 135
• West: 92

60% of the 80438 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.

81% of the 80438 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.

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: 4

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

• Mining: All Other Metal Ore Mining (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Voluntary Health Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 80438 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	5	76.2 years
Clarence	4	69.0 years
Carl	2	83.0 years
Harry	2	68.5 years
Helen	2	80.0 years
James	2	65.0 years
Robert	2	68.1 years
William	2	74.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 80438 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Nelson	3	86.3 years
Buckland	2	96.5 years
Capelli	2	71.5 years
Guanella	2	79.1 years
Bern	2	79.4 years
Enos	2	85.5 years
Harmer	2	84.5 years
Minton	2	88.0 years
Poulson	2	75.5 years
Theobald	2	80.0 years