Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,677
| This zip code: | $35,677 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81221, 81244, 81240, 81212, 81253, 80860.
Florence Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 81226 with a mortgage: 749 (98 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 481
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,075
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $241
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 19.4% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 96
- 1995 to 1998: 341
- 1990 to 1994: 135
- 1980 to 1989: 237
- 1970 to 1979: 421
- 1960 to 1969: 196
- 1950 to 1959: 154
- 1940 to 1949: 125
- 1939 or earlier: 828
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Florence, CO (81226): |
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 113
- 2 bedrooms: 445
- 3 bedrooms: 914
- 4 bedrooms: 229
- 5 or more bedrooms: 70
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 148
- 2 bedrooms: 185
- 3 bedrooms: 172
- 4 bedrooms: 33
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 81226 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 108
- 1 vehicle: 491
- 2 vehicles: 735
- 3 vehicles: 240
- 4 vehicles: 163
- 5 or more vehicles: 50
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 53
- 1 vehicle: 262
- 2 vehicles: 178
- 3 vehicles: 35
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 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 81226:
- Less than $10,000: 39
- $10,000 to $14,999: 20
- $15,000 to $19,999: 26
- $20,000 to $24,999: 22
- $25,000 to $29,999: 18
- $30,000 to $34,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 19
- $40,000 to $49,999: 48
- $50,000 to $59,999: 56
- $60,000 to $69,999: 40
- $70,000 to $79,999: 59
- $80,000 to $89,999: 68
- $90,000 to $99,999: 67
- $100,000 to $124,999: 370
- $125,000 to $149,999: 347
- $150,000 to $174,999: 163
- $175,000 to $199,999: 110
- $200,000 to $249,999: 124
- $250,000 to $299,999: 61
- $300,000 to $399,999: 66
- $400,000 to $499,999: 19
- $500,000 to $749,999: 3
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81226:
- Less than $100: 7
- $100 to $149: 34
- $150 to $199: 8
- $200 to $249: 13
- $250 to $299: 14
- $300 to $349: 34
- $350 to $399: 32
- $400 to $449: 37
- $450 to $499: 41
- $500 to $549: 32
- $550 to $599: 62
- $600 to $649: 44
- $700 to $749: 16
- $800 to $899: 17
- $900 to $999: 3
- No cash rent: 50
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $128,272.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,756
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $200,882
- Asian householders: $200,882
- Some other race householders: $109,572
- Two or more races householders: $129,295
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $116,730
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,429 (it was $86,300 in 2000)
| 81226: | $126,429 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,189 - $152,437
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $155,347| Here: | $155,347 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $159,988| Here: | $159,988 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $254,494| Here: | $254,494 | | State: | $375,414 |
Mobile homes: $59,113| Here: | $59,113 | | State: | $53,488 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $69,208 |
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: 1,675
- One, attached: 50
- Two: 66
- 3 or 4: 78
- 5 to 9: 60
- 10 to 19: 8
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 580
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,842 (74%)
- Carpooled: 436 (18%)
- Motorcycle: 14 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 43 (2%)
- Other means: 37 (1%)
- Worked at home: 110 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 76
- 5 to 9 minutes: 304
- 10 to 14 minutes: 348
- 15 to 19 minutes: 553
- 20 to 24 minutes: 367
- 25 to 29 minutes: 72
- 30 to 34 minutes: 104
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 29
- 45 to 59 minutes: 193
- 60 to 89 minutes: 175
- 90 or more minutes: 128
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,852
- In family households: 5,009 (1,226 male householders, 398 female householders)
1,293 spouses, 1,764 children (1,594 natural, 19 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 51 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 843 (326 male householders (265 living alone)), 375 female householders (349 living alone)), 142 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,413 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 740 2-persons, 326 3-persons, 315 4-persons, 166 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 614 1-person, 63 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 5-persons.
1,062 married couples with children.
394 single-parent households (117 men, 277 women).
89.4% of residents of 81226 zip code speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 22% well, 27% not well, 2% not at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 4% well, 12% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
Foreign born population: 135 (1.5%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (64%)
- Cuba (13%)
- Netherlands (9%)
- Canada (7%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Germany (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 51
- 1990 to 1994: 41
- 1985 to 1989: 13
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 7,340
Black population: 1,211
American Indian population: 299
Asian population: 70
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 135
Two or more races population: 195

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1022 |
|  German: 886 |
|  Irish: 404 |
|  United States or American: 377 |
|  Italian: 368 |
|  English: 362 |
|  French (except Basque): 133 |
|  Norwegian: 103 |
|  Polish: 76 |
|  Scottish: 71 |
|  Dutch: 68 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 67 |
|  Slavic: 52 |
|  Swedish: 47 |
|  European: 24 |
|  French Canadian: 23 |
|  Russian: 22 |
|  Austrian: 21 |
|  Czech: 11 |
|  Swiss: 11 |
|  Greek: 10 |
|  Northern European: 10 |
|  Welsh: 10 |
|  Slovene: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 3 |
|  Croatian: 2 |
|  Danish: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HOLNAM INCORPORATED PORTLAND PLANT (3500 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 120 in FLORENCE, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1992-0181, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CEMENT, HYDRAULIC
Business NAICS classification: CEMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: HOLCIM (US) INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: HOLCIM, HOLCIM (US) INC, HOLCIM (US) INC., HOLNAM, INC., HOLNAM INC FLORENCE, HOLNAM, FLORENCE, HOLNAM, FLORENCE
- FREMONT SANITATION DISTRICT (121 COUNTY ROAD 119 in FLORENCE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0039748, NPDES MAJOR
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
- FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (500 WEST 5TH STREET in FLORENCE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3224
Organizations: FLORENCE RE-2 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (500 WEST 5TH STREET in FLORENCE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3226
Organizations: FLORENCE RE-2 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GP GYPSUM CORPORATION (1173 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 120 in FLORENCE, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: GYPSUM PRODUCTS
Organizations: DOMTAR, INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DOMTAR GYPSUM
- CASTLE CONCRETE CO. - HOLNAM PIT (SEC 17, 18 T19S R 68W in FLORENCE, 3.4 MI E OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- CASTLE CONCRETE-BLUE HERON QUARRY (14998 HWY 115 in FLORENCE, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CHARLES ANTHONY FUNERAL HOME ROYAL GORGE (225 E MAIN ST in FLORENCE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES
- FREMONT PAVING & REDI-MIX, INC. (307 COUNTY ROAD 11A in WILLIAMSBURG, 0.1 MI N OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- G E C MINERALS INC (CNTY RD 15 in FLORENCE, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GENERAL ENERGY CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HARDRICK TRUCKING (310 CNTY RD 11-A in FLORENCE, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PAUL AND DON HARDRICK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FREMONT COUNTY SHOP (216 E MAIN in FLORENCE, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GO INC (S UNION in FLORENCE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81226
- Stage Stop Inn, 111 E Main St, Florence, CO 81226, Phone: (719) 784-6463
- Super 8 Motel, 4540 State Hwy 67, Florence, CO 81226, Phone: (719) 784-4800, Fax: (719) 784-3142
See all 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81226
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,101
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (71%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5322
- Northeast: 184
- Midwest: 1077
- South: 1710
- West: 790
32% of the 81226 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 4,461. Population change in the 1990s: +4,792 (+107.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90
| Here: | 11.4% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 157
| Here: | 24.9% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42
| Here: | 10.9% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- City Of Florence (300 West Main in Florence, Co): $2,764,167 in 25 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Water Services, Waste Treatment and Storage, Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $46,041; 2002: $433,744; 2003: $97,880; 2004: $924,309; 2005: $1,262,193; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,262,193 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Water Services. Signed on 2005-08-15. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$924,309, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$71,248, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
$71,248, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
- FREMONT SANITATION DISTRICT (121 CNTY RD 119 in FLORENCE, CO): $326,440 in 9 contracts from 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Other Utilities by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $280,830; 2003: $45,610; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$45,610 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Utilities. Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$45,610, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
$45,610, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
$45,610, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
- Florence Chamber of Commerce (117 South Pikes Peak Ave. in Florence, CO): $8,504 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$8,004 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for . Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$500 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-01-14. Completion date: 2005-01-14.
- Fremont RE-2 School District ( in Florence, co; small business)
$3,700 with Forest Service for . Signed on 2005-07-12. Effective on 2005-07-08. Completion date: 2005-07-18.
- Meek and Associates ( in Pueblo, CO; small business)
$2,500 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Transcription Services. Signed on 2005-04-28. Completion date: 2005-08-04.
- Pinecrest Lodge (170 Palmer Drive in Florissant, CO; small business)
$120 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2004-10-05. Completion date: 2004-10-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Manufacturing (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
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
- 3229 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 142 people in nursing homes
- 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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