Estimated zip code population in 2019: 7,123 Zip code population in 2010: 7,344 Zip code population in 2000: 7,819
Houses and condos: 3,249 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,222
% of renters here:
42%
State:
34%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 81144: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 282.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($749)
Colorado:
0.5% ($1,951)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $900 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $490 (0.2%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81144, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,343 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$46,343
State:
$69,103
Salary/wage: $34,520 (reported on 84.9% of returns)
Here:
$34,520
State:
$54,794
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 29.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,966 (reported on 36.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,966
Colorado:
$1,971
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,268 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,268
State:
$7,140
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,950 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:
+$9,950
State:
+$23,009
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,389 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
+$9,389
State:
+$13,514
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,419 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
81144:
$12,419
Colorado:
$17,927
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $18,533 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
81144:
$18,533
Colorado:
$19,483
Total itemized deductions: $19,500 (18% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:
$19,500
State:
$24,621
Here:
18.0% of AGI
State:
18.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,002 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
$5,002
State:
$4,449
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,398 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
81144:
$5,398
State:
$7,641
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,382 (reported on 27.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,382
State:
$2,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%
Here:
58%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81144, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,231 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,231
State:
$55,014
Salary/wage: $27,882 (reported on 84.0% of returns)
Here:
$27,882
State:
$46,010
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,784 (reported on 49.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,784
Colorado:
$2,127
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,670 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,670
State:
$3,782
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$7,317 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,317
State:
+$17,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,748 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
+$6,748
State:
+$11,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,960 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
81144:
$2,960
Colorado:
$2,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $10,444 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
Here:
$10,444
Colorado:
$13,653
Total itemized deductions: $16,071 (22% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:
$16,071
State:
$20,560
Here:
21.8% of AGI
State:
21.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,794 (5% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,794
State:
$3,518
Here:
4.9% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,170 (reported on 65.2% of returns)
81144:
$5,170
State:
$9,173
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,826 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,826
State:
$1,595
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.3%
Here:
69%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 527 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,356
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 56 (46 now married, 10 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,464 (569 now married, 897 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 81144 with a mortgage: 998 (57 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 685
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,129 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $296
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
17.4%
Whole state:
9.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 81144: Lee Wood Picnic Area (A), Lost Cabin Ranch (B), Rio Grande Forest Supervisors Office (C), City of Monte Vista Facilities Building (D), Monte Vista Fire Department (E), Monte Vista Emergency Medical Services (F), Monte Vista Police Department (G), Colorado State Veterans Center at Homelake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 81144 include: Saint Joseph Catholic Church Monte Vista (A), The Feed Store Church (B), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (C), Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Saint Peters Lutheran Church (E), Valley Church of the Nazarene (F), United Methodist Church (G), Saint Stephen the Martyr Episcopal Church (H), Sargent Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cat Creek (A), South Fork Rock Creek (B), North Fork Rock Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), Raton Creek (F), Limekiln Creek (G), Consolidated Slough (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 129 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 710 2-persons, 495 3-persons, 311 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,010 1-person, 133 2-persons
1,105 married couples with children.
626 single-parent households (58 men, 568 women).
72.9% of residents of 81144 zip code speak English at home.
24.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 12% well, 4% not well, 10% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 193 (2.7%) (6.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.7%
Whole state:
9.5%
84%Honduras
5%European
5%English
5%German
3%American
2%Pennsylvania German
2%Irish
1%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
322010 or later
352000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
262Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
A E STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1001 NORTH COUNTY ROAD 3 E in MONTE VISTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2001-0108, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2001-0108, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2002-0138, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WET CORN MILLING; FOOD PREPARATIONS Organizations: A.E. STALEY MFG CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A.E. STALEY MFG - MONTE VISTA PLANT
IRRIGATION ENGINEERING (1567 E HWY 160 in MONTE VISTA, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000007252, SQG Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
BILL METZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (545 SECOND in MONTE VISTA, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6036 Organizations: MONTE VISTA C-8 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BYRON SYRING DELTA CENTER (345 PROSPECT in MONTE VISTA, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6030 Organizations: MONTE VISTA C-8 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ALTA ENERGY (5492 EAST HIGHWAY 160 in MONTE VISTA, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE Organizations: ALTA FUELS (CONTACT/OWNER)
GROWER-SHIPPER POTATO COMPANY (COUNTY ROAD #34 in MONTE VISTA, CO)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
BROWN FEED & SEED (UNKNOWN in MONTE VISTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CATLIN'S GREENHOUSE (5557 US HIGHWAY 285 NORTH in MONTE VISTA, CO)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION INC.CN (931 US HWY 285 in MONTE VISTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
BLUE SUN BIODIESEL (5492 US HIGHWAY 160 E in MONTE VISTA, 4.8 MI SE OF, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
HARFLI HONEY FARMS,INCORPORATED (41 SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 1 EAST in MONTE VISTA, CO)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: HARFLI HONEY FARM,INC
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%
47.5%Utility gas
20.2%Electricity
16.0%Wood
15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.9%Solar energy
Population in 1990: 6,041. Population change in the 1990s: +1,778 (+29.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,669
Northeast: 214
Midwest: 489
South: 597
West: 810
58% of the 81144 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.
90% of the 81144 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 129
Here:
13.8%
Colorado:
8.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
Here:
8.8%
Colorado:
8.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Colorado:
13.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
87,971Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
75,973Architecture and engineering occupations
63,986Management occupations
63,824Computer and mathematical occupations
61,395Education, training, and library occupations
61,287Business and financial operations occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: