81144 Zip Code (Monte Vista, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 7,110
Zip code population in 2010: 7,344
Zip code population in 2000: 7,819

Houses and condos: 3,225
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,102
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 81144: 81.9 (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).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $903 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $577 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 81144:

• High school or higher: 83.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81144:

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 53.8%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 11.8%

• 
• • 3,73747.8%White
  • 3,44144.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 730.9%Two or more races
  • 500.6%American Indian
  • 210.3%Asian
  • 120.2%Some other race
  • 100.1%Black

Urban population: 4,402
Rural population: 2,707

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)

Nearest zip codes: 81140, 81124, 81125, 81132, 81101, 81120.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 485
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,346

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 110 (106 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,433 (692 now married, 737 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81144 with a mortgage: 884 (17 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 864

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,153
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $368

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 81144 household income distribution in 2017

• 358Less than $10,000
• 280$10,000 to $14,999
• 93$15,000 to $19,999
• 48$20,000 to $24,999
• 76$25,000 to $29,999
• 267$30,000 to $34,999
• 200$35,000 to $39,999
• 263$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$45,000 to $49,999
• 243$50,000 to $59,999
• 241$60,000 to $74,999
• 339$75,000 to $99,999
• 115$100,000 to $124,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 142$150,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 81144

• 22Less than $10,000
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $49,999
• 66$50,000 to $59,999
• 30$60,000 to $69,999
• 126$70,000 to $79,999
• 105$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999
• 157$100,000 to $124,999
• 174$125,000 to $149,999
• 107$150,000 to $174,999
• 93$175,000 to $199,999
• 201$200,000 to $249,999
• 186$250,000 to $299,999
• 115$300,000 to $399,999
• 73$400,000 to $499,999
• 53$500,000 to $749,999
• 45$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 81144

• 153Less than $100
• 49$150 to $199
• 24$200 to $249
• 44$250 to $299
• 56$300 to $349
• 9$350 to $399
• 98$400 to $449
• 22$450 to $499
• 160$500 to $549
• 101$550 to $599
• 61$600 to $649
• 28$650 to $699
• 54$700 to $749
• 10$750 to $799
• 33$800 to $899
• 35$900 to $999
• 14$1,000 to $1,249
• 2$2,000 to $2,499
• 57No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $601.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $192,280
• Asian householders: $184,440
• Some other race householders: $137,401
• Two or more races householders: $98,822
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $136,989

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $163,397 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,291 - $272,918

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $215,059

Here:	$215,059
State:	$425,440

Townhouses or other attached units: $261,372

Here:	$261,372
State:	$344,412

Mobile homes: $78,257

Here:	$78,257
State:	$80,946

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,291
• One, attached: 34
• Two: 231
• 3 or 4: 30
• 5 to 9: 94
• 10 to 19: 77
• 50 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 374

Unemployment: 5.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81144

• 77.8%2,211Drove a car alone
• 15.0%426Carpooled
• 2.5%70Walked
• 1.5%42Other means
• 2.9%81Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81144

• 237Less than 5 minutes
• 5935 to 9 minutes
• 35210 to 14 minutes
• 17615 to 19 minutes
• 69220 to 24 minutes
• 35725 to 29 minutes
• 21330 to 34 minutes
• 11235 to 39 minutes
• 1040 to 44 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,984

• In family households: 5,894 (915 male householders, 905 female householders)

  1,413 spouses, 2,085 children (1,954 natural, 54 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 172 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 42 other relatives, 266 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,088 (430 male householders (417 living alone)), 593 female householders (538 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 126 (140 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 728 2-persons, 590 3-persons, 263 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 956 1-person, 66 2-persons

1,255 married couples with children.
385 single-parent households (6 men, 379 women).

66.6% of residents of 81144 zip code speak English at home.
31.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 19% well, 3% not well, 10% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

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: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%

Population in 1990: 6,041. Population change in the 1990s: +1,778 (+29.4%).

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

• This state: 4,531
• Northeast: 281
• Midwest: 415
• South: 512
• West: 714

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.

84% of the 81144 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 78
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Packaging and Labeling Services (50-99: 1)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 81144 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	52	79.4 years
John	44	77.1 years
Joe	36	74.3 years
Jose	36	76.0 years
William	36	77.2 years
Robert	26	70.9 years
Frank	23	74.8 years
Dorothy	23	77.0 years
George	22	80.1 years
Charles	19	75.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 81144 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Martinez	82	75.1 years
Archuleta	33	74.5 years
Smith	20	75.9 years
Wright	20	75.8 years
Medina	19	66.7 years
Duran	19	67.7 years
Trujillo	19	78.4 years
Gallegos	19	72.4 years
Garcia	19	72.8 years
Valdez	18	77.5 years

Businesses in zip code 81144
Name	Count		Name	Count
Alco Stores	1		RadioShack	1
Best Western	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
Curves	1		Safeway	1
Dairy Queen	1		True Value	1
FedEx	1		U-Haul	2
H&R Block	1		UPS	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	2		Vons	1
Pizza Hut	1