Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,667
| This zip code: | $27,667 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81055, 81020, 81069, 81024, 81040, 81091.
Housing units in zip code 81089 with a mortgage: 459 (32 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 507
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $844
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $274
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 25.6% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81089: Sanchez Windmill (A), East Downer Windmill (B), Bruenellie Windmill (C), Cordova Windmill (D), Stringer Windmill Number 1 (E), Stringer Windmill Number 2 (F), West Donner Windmill (G), Harte Ranch (H), Capps Ranch (I), Hezron Camp (J), Kenner Ranch (K), Knowlton Ranch (L), Lester (M), Lou Nelson Ranch (N), Major Ranch (O), Mayne (P), McGee Windmill (Q), Chase Ranch (R), Flannery Windmill (S), Morning Glory (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Laguna Cemetery (2), Chavez Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: South Canyon Lake (A), Stanley Lake (B), Church Lakes (C), Deus Lake (D), Sharps Orchard Reservoir (E), Lake Meriam (F), Machatten Reservoir (G), Maria Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Butte Creek (A), Chavez Arroyo (B), Cherry Creek (C), Maitland Arroyo (D), Mayne Arroyo (E), Mustang Arroyo (F), Rock Spring Arroyo (G), Sandy Arroyo (H), Santa Clara Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 110
- 1995 to 1998: 268
- 1990 to 1994: 95
- 1980 to 1989: 210
- 1970 to 1979: 229
- 1960 to 1969: 200
- 1950 to 1959: 155
- 1940 to 1949: 318
- 1939 or earlier: 891
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Walsenburg, CO (81089): |
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 139
- 2 bedrooms: 516
- 3 bedrooms: 551
- 4 bedrooms: 182
- 5 or more bedrooms: 47
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 33
- 1 bedrooms: 192
- 2 bedrooms: 184
- 3 bedrooms: 136
- 4 bedrooms: 45
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 81089 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 138
- 1 vehicle: 414
- 2 vehicles: 522
- 3 vehicles: 246
- 4 vehicles: 99
- 5 or more vehicles: 32
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 160
- 1 vehicle: 242
- 2 vehicles: 130
- 3 vehicles: 64
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 81089:
- Less than $10,000: 28
- $10,000 to $14,999: 15
- $15,000 to $19,999: 25
- $20,000 to $24,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 11
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 57
- $50,000 to $59,999: 63
- $60,000 to $69,999: 87
- $70,000 to $79,999: 107
- $80,000 to $89,999: 118
- $90,000 to $99,999: 125
- $100,000 to $124,999: 229
- $125,000 to $149,999: 130
- $150,000 to $174,999: 42
- $175,000 to $199,999: 59
- $200,000 to $249,999: 102
- $250,000 to $299,999: 33
- $300,000 to $399,999: 15
- $400,000 to $499,999: 9
- $500,000 to $749,999: 45
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81089:
- Less than $100: 44
- $100 to $149: 32
- $150 to $199: 15
- $200 to $249: 26
- $250 to $299: 20
- $300 to $349: 36
- $350 to $399: 58
- $400 to $449: 40
- $450 to $499: 37
- $500 to $549: 25
- $550 to $599: 6
- $600 to $649: 18
- $650 to $699: 15
- No cash rent: 74
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $63,697.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,536
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,529
- Asian householders: $80,352
- Some other race householders: $87,657
- Two or more races householders: $86,050
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,242
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,164 (it was $68,500 in 2000)
| 81089: | $101,164 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,106 - $115,649
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $133,259| Here: | $133,259 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $133,817| Here: | $133,817 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $51,195| Here: | $51,195 | | State: | $375,414 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,312| Here: | $128,312 | | State: | $222,440 |
Mobile homes: $106,263| Here: | $106,263 | | State: | $53,488 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,693
- One, attached: 78
- Two: 97
- 3 or 4: 43
- 5 to 9: 62
- 10 to 19: 24
- 20 to 49: 6
- Mobile homes: 460
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,216 (68%)
- Carpooled: 313 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Taxi: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 71 (4%)
- Other means: 35 (2%)
- Worked at home: 133 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 263
- 5 to 9 minutes: 550
- 10 to 14 minutes: 221
- 15 to 19 minutes: 103
- 20 to 24 minutes: 126
- 25 to 29 minutes: 39
- 30 to 34 minutes: 71
- 35 to 39 minutes: 17
- 40 to 44 minutes: 27
- 45 to 59 minutes: 76
- 60 to 89 minutes: 46
- 90 or more minutes: 107
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,690
- In family households: 3,812 (938 male householders, 324 female householders)
999 spouses, 1,315 children (1,219 natural, 67 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 37 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 878 (400 male householders (354 living alone)), 382 female householders (352 living alone)), 96 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 910 (908 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 636 2-persons, 260 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 706 1-person, 59 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
676 married couples with children.
313 single-parent households (59 men, 254 women).
78.9% of residents of 81089 zip code speak English at home.
20.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 15% well, 4% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 85 (1.5%)
(55.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (34%)
- Mexico (22%)
- United Kingdom (12%)
- South Africa (11%)
- Poland (9%)
- India (7%)
- Italy (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 21
- 1980 to 1984: 16
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 21
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White population: 4,365
Black population: 210
American Indian population: 172
Asian population: 21
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 619
Two or more races population: 209

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1741 |
|  German: 343 |
|  Italian: 271 |
|  English: 193 |
|  United States or American: 188 |
|  Irish: 184 |
|  French (except Basque): 142 |
|  French Canadian: 68 |
|  Austrian: 56 |
|  Norwegian: 45 |
|  Polish: 41 |
|  Scottish: 41 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 36 |
|  Slovene: 36 |
|  Arab:: 35 |
|  Dutch: 30 |
|  Lebanese: 29 |
|  Croatian: 26 |
|  Canadian: 23 |
|  British: 20 |
|  Yugoslavian: 19 |
|  Slavic: 18 |
|  Russian: 15 |
|  European: 13 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 12 |
|  Finnish: 11 |
|  Welsh: 10 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 9 |
|  South African: 9 |
|  Swedish: 8 |
|  Lithuanian: 6 |
|  Syrian: 6 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Danish: 5 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- JOHN MALL HIGH SCHOOL (335 PINE STREET in WALSENBURG, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9212
Organizations: HUERFANO RE-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BOLD PETROLEUM INC (455 US HWY 85 in WALSENBURG, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- D.G. HUSKIN CONSTR. CO. - PINO PIT (NW NE SEC 1 T27S R68W 13 MILES NW OF WALSENBURG CO in WALSENBURG, 10.7 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- A. BLASI & SON TRUCKING & EARTHMOVING, I (SE SE SEC 26 T26S R65W in WALSENBURG, 10.6 MI NE OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- COUNTRY HOST MOTEL (553 HIGHWAY 85 & 87 in WALSENBURG, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- HUERFANO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (400 MAIN ST in WALSENBURG, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- HUERFANO SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 (611 WEST SEVENTH STREET in WALSENBURG, CO)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- CSU HUERFANO COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE (UNKNOWN in WALSENBURG, CO)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- ACORN REALTY (114 EAST SIXTH ST in WALSENBURG, CO)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,193
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3375
- Northeast: 188
- Midwest: 667
- South: 609
- West: 644
52% of the 81089 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 4,347. Population change in the 1990s: +1,255 (+28.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 92
| Here: | 18.0% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86
| Here: | 24.6% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
| Here: | 22.6% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- RIO INVESTMENTS (22540 W HIGHWAY 160 in WALSENBURG, CO; small business): $43,400 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$26,400 with Natural Resources Conservation Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$17,000 with Soil Conservation Service (disused code) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
- QUEST ENTERPRISES INC (408 RUSSELL AVE in WALSENBURG, CO; small business): $35,956 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$21,680 with Army for Clothing, Special Purpose. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2004-09-11. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
$14,492 with Army for Inspection Services (including commercial testing and lab services, except medical/dental) -- Fire Fighting, Rescue, and Safety Equipment; and Environmental Protection Equipment and Materials. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2003-04-12.
$-216 with Army for Clothing, Special Purpose. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2005-03-28. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 735 people in state prisons
- 133 people in nursing homes
- 28 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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