Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,233
| This zip code: | $40,233 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81223, 81131, 81244, 81212, 81253, 81221.
Housing units in zip code 81252 with a mortgage: 251 (16 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 182
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,045
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $310
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 17.1% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81252: Hess Windmill (A), Hobby Ranch (B), Horn Creek Ranch (C), Beaver Lodge (D), Jim Watkins Windmill (E), Jones Ranch (F), Kness Ranch (G), Lake Creek Campground (H), Lake DeWeese Lodge (I), McKenzie Ranch (J), Oaks Windmill (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Macey Lakes (A), Macey Lake (B), South Branch Lake (C), South Colony Lakes (D), Eureka Lake (E), Comanche Lake (F), Hermit Lake (G), Clouds, Lake of the (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bishop Creek (A), Breece Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Brush Hollow Creek (D), Buttermilk Creek (E), Crystal Falls Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), Fourth Newlin Creek (H), Froze Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 216
- 1995 to 1998: 640
- 1990 to 1994: 323
- 1980 to 1989: 416
- 1970 to 1979: 304
- 1960 to 1969: 135
- 1950 to 1959: 95
- 1940 to 1949: 88
- 1939 or earlier: 393
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Westcliffe, CO (81252): |
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- no bedroom: 44
- 1 bedrooms: 145
- 2 bedrooms: 283
- 3 bedrooms: 433
- 4 bedrooms: 104
- 5 or more bedrooms: 45
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 70
- 2 bedrooms: 100
- 3 bedrooms: 77
- 4 bedrooms: 34
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 81252 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 31
- 1 vehicle: 168
- 2 vehicles: 481
- 3 vehicles: 264
- 4 vehicles: 82
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 41
- 1 vehicle: 102
- 2 vehicles: 109
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 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 81252:
- Less than $10,000: 27
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 12
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 18
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 17
- $50,000 to $59,999: 23
- $60,000 to $69,999: 17
- $70,000 to $79,999: 31
- $80,000 to $89,999: 35
- $90,000 to $99,999: 25
- $100,000 to $124,999: 41
- $125,000 to $149,999: 85
- $150,000 to $174,999: 73
- $175,000 to $199,999: 56
- $200,000 to $249,999: 139
- $250,000 to $299,999: 103
- $300,000 to $399,999: 154
- $400,000 to $499,999: 90
- $500,000 to $749,999: 124
- $750,000 to $999,999: 10
- $1,000,000 or more: 40
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81252:
- Less than $100: 2
- $100 to $149: 8
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 8
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 19
- $350 to $399: 4
- $400 to $449: 13
- $450 to $499: 15
- $500 to $549: 12
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 23
- $650 to $699: 3
- $700 to $749: 2
- $750 to $799: 10
- $1,000 to $1,249: 3
- No cash rent: 38
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $129,733.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,469
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $32,871
- Some other race householders: $248,801
- Two or more races householders: $164,358
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $182,620
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $258,968 (it was $159,700 in 2000)
| 81252: | $258,968 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,214 - $254,069
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $354,577| Here: | $354,577 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $231,368| Here: | $231,368 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $48,321| Here: | $48,321 | | State: | $203,199 |
Mobile homes: $70,192| Here: | $70,192 | | State: | $53,488 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,397| Here: | $43,397 | | 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: 2,135
- One, attached: 41
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 25
- 5 to 9: 20
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 284
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 837 (63%)
- Carpooled: 278 (21%)
- Walked: 57 (4%)
- Worked at home: 159 (12%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 175
- 5 to 9 minutes: 183
- 10 to 14 minutes: 158
- 15 to 19 minutes: 144
- 20 to 24 minutes: 120
- 25 to 29 minutes: 31
- 30 to 34 minutes: 104
- 35 to 39 minutes: 15
- 40 to 44 minutes: 49
- 45 to 59 minutes: 45
- 60 to 89 minutes: 97
- 90 or more minutes: 51
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,156
- In family households: 2,730 (806 male householders, 178 female householders)
892 spouses, 737 children (685 natural, 20 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 40 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 426 (194 male householders (188 living alone)), 181 female householders (143 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 16 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 563 2-persons, 176 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 331 1-person, 37 2-persons, 7 3-persons.
513 married couples with children.
127 single-parent households (37 men, 90 women).
96.4% of residents of 81252 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 15% well, 9% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% very well, 8% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 49 (1.6%)
(59.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (41%)
- Germany (33%)
- Austria (16%)
- Ireland (10%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 8
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 31
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White population: 3,014
Black population: 12
American Indian population: 38
Asian population: 10
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 24
Two or more races population: 56

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 536 |
|  English: 359 |
|  United States or American: 284 |
|  Irish: 264 |
|  Other groups: 214 |
|  French (except Basque): 88 |
|  Swedish: 66 |
|  Scottish: 59 |
|  Italian: 49 |
|  Dutch: 48 |
|  Norwegian: 45 |
|  Polish: 39 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 35 |
|  British: 28 |
|  Swiss: 26 |
|  Welsh: 26 |
|  Danish: 18 |
|  Finnish: 15 |
|  Austrian: 12 |
|  Slovene: 12 |
|  Czech: 11 |
|  Lithuanian: 9 |
|  Greek: 8 |
|  Canadian: 6 |
|  French Canadian: 6 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 5 |
|  Scandinavian: 3 |
|  Croatian: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Ukrainian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CUSTER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (709 EAST MAIN STREET in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2088
Organizations: CUSTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CUSTER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (709 MAIN STREET in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1989-0233, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: CUSTER CNTY CON SCH DIST C1, CUSTER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SD
- CUSTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (709 EAST MAIN STREET in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2092
Organizations: CUSTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CUSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (709 EAST MAIN STREET in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2091
Organizations: CUSTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CUSTER CNTY CO LDFL (2250 RD 328 in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
- JERALD A. SEIFERT & MICHAEL H. COLEMAN (SW NW SEC 2 T23S R72W in SILVER CLIFF AREA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Alternative names: SEIFERT CONSTRUCTION - SCHOOLFIELD PIT
- JERALD SEIFERT & MICHAEL COLEMAN (SWNW SEC2 T23S R72W in WESTCLIFFE 5 MI W OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- CUSTER COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE (COLEMAN SCR (HOMEBASE: CR 328 in 6 MI SE OF WESTCLIFFE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- HORN CREEK CONFERENCE GROUNDS (6758 COUNTY ROAD 130 in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: HORN CREEK CONFERNCE GROUNDS
- CSU CUSTER COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE (205 SOUTH 6TH STREET in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: CSU CUSTER CTY EXTENSION OFFICE
- CUSTER COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE (ROAD 328/6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WESTCLIFFE in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- ILSE MINE (OAK CREEK GRADE ROAD in WESTCLIFFE, CO)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Alternative names: TERRIBLE MINE
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,975
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Wood (19%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Solar energy (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1031
- Northeast: 359
- Midwest: 912
- South: 454
- West: 332
44% of the 81252 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 1,569. Population change in the 1990s: +1,585 (+101.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
| Here: | 13.7% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 15.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 17.6% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MULLETT EXCAVATING LLC (320 COUNTY ROAD 241 in WESTCLIFFE, CO; small business): $1,636,930 in 10 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Items, Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Miscellaneous Construction Materials, and more by Army Signed by year: 2000: $512,132; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $961,877; 2004: $149,591; 2005: $13,330; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$849,919 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-09-29. Completion date: 2004-05-20.
$399,999 with Army for Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk. Signed on 2000-04-04. Completion date: 2000-06-29.
$111,958 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-05-20.
$69,975 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2000-11-15. Completion date: 2000-12-12.
- HORN CREEK CONFERENCE GROUND (6758 COUNTY ROAD 130 in WESTCLIFFE, CO): $14,282 in 3 contracts in 2004
$6,469 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Conference Space and Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-26. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
$4,200, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-25. Completion date: 2004-08-27.
$3,613, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-18. Completion date: 2004-03-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 12)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
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
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in other workers' dormitories
- 2 people in other group homes
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