81224 Zip Code (Crested Butte, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2016: 3,683
Zip code population in 2010: 3,446
Zip code population in 2000: 2,757

Houses and condos: 2,376
Renter-occupied apartments: 518
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 81224: 96.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 155.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(very low).

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 81224

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,796 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,972 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 81224:

• High school or higher: 101.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81224:

• Never married: 36.9%
• Now married: 52.8%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 0.8%
• Divorced: 7.9%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81224, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $66,532 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,532
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $42,542 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,542
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 39.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,484 (reported on 37.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,484
Colorado:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $12,868 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$12,868
State:	$7,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,025 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	+$22,025
State:	+$23,009

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 19.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,929 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	+$14,929
State:	+$13,514

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $27,311 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

81224:	$27,311
Colorado:	$17,927

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $13,500 (reported on 0.8% of returns)

81224:	$13,500
Colorado:	$19,483

Total itemized deductions: $27,951 (21% of AGI, reported on 35.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,951
State:	$24,621

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k, 13.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,226 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,226
State:	$4,449

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,426 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

81224:	$9,426
State:	$7,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,103 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,103
State:	$2,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.7%

Here:	55%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 42.7% for AGIs below $25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 76.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81224, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $54,290 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,290
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $30,632 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$30,632
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 228.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $4,026 (reported on 41.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$4,026
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $6,161 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,161
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$40,778 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	+$40,778
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,175 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	+$12,175
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 13.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,819 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

81224:	$2,819
Colorado:	$2,947

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

Self-employed pension: $10,154 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	$10,154
Colorado:	$13,653

Total itemized deductions: $23,111 (20% of AGI, reported on 35.6% of returns)

Here:	$23,111
State:	$20,560

Here:	19.7% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $10k, 13.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 19.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,223 (3% of AGI, reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,223
State:	$3,518

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,637 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

81224:	$10,637
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $659 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$659
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.1%

Here:	55%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 47.3% for AGIs below $10k, 44.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81225, 81210, 81612, 81231, 81654, 81615.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 37
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,490

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 72 (73 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 746 (385 now married, 358 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81224 with a mortgage: 693 (47 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 302

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,734
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $506

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:

• Zip code 81224 household income distribution in 2016

• 
• 43Less than $10,000
• 60$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 65$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 106$35,000 to $39,999
• 115$40,000 to $44,999
• 50$45,000 to $49,999
• 51$50,000 to $59,999
• 196$60,000 to $74,999
• 317$75,000 to $99,999
• 131$100,000 to $124,999
• 222$125,000 to $149,999
• 69$150,000 to $199,999
• 46$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 81224

• 
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$70,000 to $79,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 12$150,000 to $174,999
• 34$175,000 to $199,999
• 62$200,000 to $249,999
• 140$250,000 to $299,999
• 124$300,000 to $399,999
• 238$400,000 to $499,999
• 201$500,000 to $749,999
• 143$750,000 to $999,999
• 51$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 16$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 60$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 81224

• 
• 6$400 to $449
• 32$500 to $549
• 10$600 to $649
• 11$650 to $699
• 44$750 to $799
• 105$800 to $899
• 76$900 to $999
• 68$1,000 to $1,249
• 68$1,250 to $1,499
• 75$1,500 to $1,999
• 27$2,000 to $2,499
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2016: $1,258.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $640,718.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $554,473
• Black or African American householders: $333,431
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $429,814

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $500,236 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $320,164 - $778,689

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $939,634

Here:	$939,634
State:	$396,907

Townhouses or other attached units: $616,649

Here:	$616,649
State:	$316,972

In 2-unit structures: $555,104

Here:	$555,104
State:	$328,787

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $325,447

Here:	$325,447
State:	$274,686

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,330
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 432
• 3 or 4: 192
• 5 to 9: 123
• 10 to 19: 108
• Mobile homes: 57

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81224

• 
• 53.2%1,153Drove a car alone
• 9.0%195Carpooled
• 2.3%49Bus or trolley bus
• 13.3%288Bicycle
• 17.3%374Walked
• 0.4%9Other means
• 3.4%74Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81224

• 
• 333Less than 5 minutes
• 5055 to 9 minutes
• 42410 to 14 minutes
• 43415 to 19 minutes
• 9620 to 24 minutes
• 4225 to 29 minutes
• 12730 to 34 minutes
• 1035 to 39 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 3090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,684

• In family households: 2,700 (411 male householders, 471 female householders)

  734 spouses, 1,010 children (960 natural, 17 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 46 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 991 (406 male householders (207 living alone)), 234 female householders (111 living alone)), 355 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 362 2-persons, 237 3-persons, 192 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 75 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 319 1-person, 292 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 13 4-persons

745 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (8 men, 58 women).

91.6% of residents of 81224 zip code speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% very well, 16% well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CRESTED BUTTE, TOWN OF (800 BUTTE AVENUE in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0020443, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-CO0126188 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: CRESTED BUTTE WWTP, TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE

• CRESTED BUTTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (505 WHITEROCK AVENUE in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2006
  Organizations: GUNNISON WATERSHED RE1J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CRESTED BUTTE TRUE VALUE (605 6TH STREET in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  

• SAND FOREST SUBDIVISION (555 OLD DIXIE HWY SW in VERO BEACH, FL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Organizations: EDDIE FITZGERALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• GAS CAFE (602 BUTTE AVE in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  

• CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH METRO DIST (220 CEMENT CREEK ROAD in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• GEARS INC (2 MI SE OF CRESTED BUTTE in CRESTED BUTTE 2 MI SE OF, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• IRWIN MOUNTAIN LODGE (12 MILES W OF TOWN in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: IRWIN TEN, L.L.C., IRWIN LODGE

• CDOT CRESTED BUTTE ROAD MAINTENANCE FACILITY (188851 HWY 135 in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

• CRESTED BUTTE DUMP (UNKNOWN in CRESTED BUTTE, CO)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 1,750. Population change in the 1990s: +1,007 (+57.5%).

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

• This state: 913
• Northeast: 630
• Midwest: 895
• South: 606
• West: 349

26% of the 81224 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

85% of the 81224 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% 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): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 10 establishments, 10-19 employees: 8 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 2, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 30)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 31)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 81224 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	5	85.4 years
John	4	80.8 years
Charles	3	87.0 years
James	3	59.0 years
Frances	2	85.0 years
Gary	2	61.0 years
Helen	2	81.5 years
Frank	2	74.5 years
Fred	2	78.0 years
Joe	2	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 81224 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Sporcich	4	81.0 years
Arnott	3	78.7 years
Baker	3	77.4 years
Kapushion	3	72.4 years
Sedmak	3	91.6 years
Yaklich	3	90.4 years
Clark	2	74.5 years
Marasco	2	76.5 years
Kochevar	2	76.9 years
Morgan	2	79.0 years

Businesses in zip code 81224
Name	Count		Name	Count
FedEx	4		True Value	1
Nike	1		UPS	3
RadioShack	1		Vans	1