81236 Zip Code (CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,758
Zip code population in 2010: 1,017
Zip code population in 2000: 1,046

Houses and condos: 1,304
Renter-occupied apartments: 98
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81236: 94.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 192.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,526 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,858 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 81236:

• High school or higher: 100.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 34.2%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81236:

• Never married: 8.2%
• Now married: 80.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 1,64893.7%White
  • 1106.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81236, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $82,143 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$82,143
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $50,281 (reported on 58.7% of returns)

Here:	$50,281
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 885.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3028.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4380.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5712.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11306.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,994 (reported on 54.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,994
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 157.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 276.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $16,831 (reported on 41.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,831
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.0% for AGIs below $25k, 220.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 758.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 632.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 950.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$27,221 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	+$27,221
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 143.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 808.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 570.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1318.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,675 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,675
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.0% for AGIs below $25k, 438.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1236.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 746.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $25,336 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

81236:	$25,336
Colorado:	$23,785

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 448.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1062.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1767.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3101.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,329 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$29,329
State:	$35,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 898.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2223.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,580 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$10,580
State:	$12,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 881.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,071 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

81236:	$6,071
State:	$7,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 156.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 500.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,000 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$2,053

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.9%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.2% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81236, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $63,917 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,917
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $43,289 (reported on 56.2% of returns)

Here:	$43,289
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $25k, 51.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,692 (reported on 54.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,692
Colorado:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,284 (reported on 39.6% of returns)

Here:	$5,284
State:	$7,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,850 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,850
State:	+$23,009

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,464 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,464
State:	+$13,514

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,208 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

81236:	$20,208
Colorado:	$17,927

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,726 (23% of AGI, reported on 39.6% of returns)

Here:	$22,726
State:	$24,621

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.7% for AGIs below $25k, 19.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,644 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,644
State:	$4,449

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,437 (reported on 39.6% of returns)

81236:	$5,437
State:	$7,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,450 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$2,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 46.7% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81236, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $49,144 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,144
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $33,971 (reported on 64.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,971
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2138.9% for AGIs below $10k, 55.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,061 (reported on 75.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,061
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 183.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,054 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,054
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 377.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,117 (reported on 37.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,117
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -250.0% for AGIs below $10k, -1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,034 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,034
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -116.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,667 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,667
State:	-$7,127

IRA payment deduction: $4,176 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

81236:	$4,176
Colorado:	$2,947

Total itemized deductions: $20,247 (24% of AGI, reported on 38.5% of returns)

Here:	$20,247
State:	$20,560

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,169 (5% of AGI, reported on 32.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,169
State:	$3,518

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,444 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

81236:	$7,444
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,472 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,472
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.3%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 59.1% for AGIs below $10k, 54.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81227, 81201, 81248, 81242, 81241, 81211.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 804

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 306 (269 now married, 32 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81236 with a mortgage: 267 (9 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,249
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $580

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 81236 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 27$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 66$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 70$60,000 to $74,999
• 203$75,000 to $99,999
• 79$100,000 to $124,999
• 70$125,000 to $149,999
• 127$150,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81236

• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999
• 53$300,000 to $399,999
• 79$400,000 to $499,999
• 326$500,000 to $749,999
• 206$750,000 to $999,999
• 72$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 25$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81236

• 21Less than $100
• 65$200 to $249
• 13$2,000 to $2,499

Median gross rent in 2022: $228.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $864,069

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $711,439 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $511,770 - $890,555

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,047
• One, attached: 22
• 20 to 49: 59
• Mobile homes: 147
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Unemployment: 4.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81236

• 52.7%299Drove a car alone
• 13.6%77Carpooled
• 18.3%104Walked
• 13.8%78Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81236

• 167Less than 5 minutes
• 125 to 9 minutes
• 3810 to 14 minutes
• 6715 to 19 minutes
• 4720 to 24 minutes
• 3425 to 29 minutes
• 7730 to 34 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,758

• Male householders: 448 (140 living alone), Female householders: 387 (81 living alone)

• 557 spouses (557 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 370 children (331 natural, 36 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 411 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 116 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 26 2-persons

362 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.6% of residents of 81236 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHATEAU CHAPARRAL OWNERS ASSN. (10795 COUNTY ROAD 197 in NATHROP, CO)

  STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0042498, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• CHALK CLIFFS REARING UNIT (22605 COUNTY ROAD 297 in NATHROP, CO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
  Alternative names: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE

• CHALK CREEK MINING DISTRICT (ABOVE ST. ELMO in NATHROP, CO)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  Alternative names: ST ELMO DISTRICT/MARY MURPHY SITE

• JACKSON'S TEXACO (17900 HWY 285 in NATHROP, CO)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.0%

Population in 1990: 440. Population change in the 1990s: +606 (+137.7%).

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

• This state: 666
• Northeast: 137
• Midwest: 757
• South: 124
• West: 57

47% of the 81236 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

89% of the 81236 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 244
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Photography Studios, Portrait (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 81236 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	76.5 years
Joseph	4	76.5 years
James	4	69.8 years
Robert	4	71.5 years
Dorothy	3	84.3 years
Frank	3	71.0 years
Donald	2	67.0 years
Alice	2	75.5 years
George	2	81.5 years
Glen	2	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 81236 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Paquette	4	77.0 years
Pontius	3	60.6 years
Fehling	2	85.5 years
Johnson	2	78.5 years
Defarges	2	45.5 years
Herzog	2	82.6 years
Determan	2	51.4 years
Culp	2	74.1 years
Booth	2	76.5 years
Gardiner	2	73.5 years