81144 Zip Code (Monte Vista, CO) Detailed Profile

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
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).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
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%)

For population 25 years and over in 81144:

• High school or higher: 88.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 6.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81144:

• Never married: 27.6%
• Now married: 46.4%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 14.9%

• 
• • 3,73750.9%White
  • 3,44146.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 731.0%Two or more races
  • 500.7%American Indian
  • 210.3%Asian
  • 120.2%Some other race
  • 100.1%Black

Urban population: 4,410
Rural population: 2,712

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.
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:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 81144 household income distribution in 2019

• 277Less than $10,000
• 282$10,000 to $14,999
• 122$15,000 to $19,999
• 243$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 158$30,000 to $34,999
• 291$35,000 to $39,999
• 145$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$45,000 to $49,999
• 188$50,000 to $59,999
• 160$60,000 to $74,999
• 411$75,000 to $99,999
• 194$100,000 to $124,999
• 45$125,000 to $149,999
• 182$150,000 to $199,999
• 55$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 81144

• 38Less than $10,000
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $49,999
• 58$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 51$70,000 to $79,999
• 141$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 186$100,000 to $124,999
• 131$125,000 to $149,999
• 59$150,000 to $174,999
• 110$175,000 to $199,999
• 252$200,000 to $249,999
• 185$250,000 to $299,999
• 138$300,000 to $399,999
• 61$400,000 to $499,999
• 32$500,000 to $749,999
• 56$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 81144

• 79Less than $100
• 5$100 to $149
• 104$150 to $199
• 91$200 to $249
• 74$300 to $349
• 103$400 to $449
• 56$450 to $499
• 75$500 to $549
• 134$600 to $649
• 107$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 55$750 to $799
• 99$800 to $899
• 68$900 to $999
• 17$1,250 to $1,499
• 2$2,000 to $2,499
• 76No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $697.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $329,768.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $204,940
• Asian householders: $196,584
• Some other race householders: $146,448
• Two or more races householders: $105,328
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,008

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $174,155 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,151 - $271,577

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $235,448

Here:	$235,448
State:	$487,835

Townhouses or other attached units: $430,772

Here:	$430,772
State:	$416,827

Mobile homes: $88,400

Here:	$88,400
State:	$102,984

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,378
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 191
• 3 or 4: 28
• 5 to 9: 148
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 to 49: 15
• 50 or more: 94
• Mobile homes: 319
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Unemployment: 6.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81144

• 80.1%2,378Drove a car alone
• 9.8%290Carpooled
• 0.1%3Bus or trolley bus
• 3.6%106Walked
• 1.5%45Other means
• 4.7%140Worked at home

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

• 360Less than 5 minutes
• 6235 to 9 minutes
• 34710 to 14 minutes
• 21915 to 19 minutes
• 73820 to 24 minutes
• 14325 to 29 minutes
• 19730 to 34 minutes
• 5335 to 39 minutes
• 12660 to 89 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,123

• Male householders: 1,357 (440 living alone), Female householders: 1,549 (570 living alone)

• 1,181 spouses (1,181 opposite-sex spouses), 249 unmarried partners, (247 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,277 children (1,887 natural, 105 adopted, 291 stepchildren), 221 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

• 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).

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%

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
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48 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