Median household income (1999): $46,074
Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,728
| This zip code | $50,728 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 81501, 81505, 81506, 81504, 81520, 81521.
Housing units in zip code 81503 with a mortgage: 4,807 (604 second mortgage, 467 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,984
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $927
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $243
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 269
- 1995 to 1998: 1,114
- 1990 to 1994: 680
- 1980 to 1989: 1,818
- 1970 to 1979: 2,404
- 1960 to 1969: 1,093
- 1950 to 1959: 1,110
- 1940 to 1949: 514
- 1939 or earlier: 443
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Orchard Mesa, CO (81503):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 258
- 2 bedrooms: 1,347
- 3 bedrooms: 4,151
- 4 bedrooms: 1,560
- 5 or more bedrooms: 364
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 34
- 1 bedrooms: 138
- 2 bedrooms: 703
- 3 bedrooms: 386
- 4 bedrooms: 139
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 81503 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 72
- 1 vehicle: 1,587
- 2 vehicles: 3,445
- 3 vehicles: 1,897
- 4 vehicles: 434
- 5 or more vehicles: 245
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 47
- 1 vehicle: 596
- 2 vehicles: 553
- 3 vehicles: 155
- 4 vehicles: 36
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 81503:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 17
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 12
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 79
- $50,000 to $59,999: 81
- $60,000 to $69,999: 130
- $70,000 to $79,999: 399
- $80,000 to $89,999: 517
- $90,000 to $99,999: 594
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1227
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1009
- $150,000 to $174,999: 699
- $175,000 to $199,999: 516
- $200,000 to $249,999: 710
- $250,000 to $299,999: 314
- $300,000 to $399,999: 272
- $400,000 to $499,999: 116
- $500,000 to $749,999: 56
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 81503:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 45
- $150 to $199: 12
- $200 to $249: 20
- $250 to $299: 29
- $300 to $349: 51
- $350 to $399: 125
- $400 to $449: 153
- $450 to $499: 142
- $500 to $549: 70
- $550 to $599: 106
- $600 to $649: 122
- $650 to $699: 81
- $700 to $749: 51
- $750 to $799: 103
- $800 to $899: 76
- $900 to $999: 72
- $1,000 to $1,249: 30
- $1,250 to $1,499: 15
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 80
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $114,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $191,058
- Black or African American householders: $197,671
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $194,364
- Some other race householders: $91,144
- Two or more races householders: $212,478
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $159,574
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,748
- One, attached: 595
- Two: 303
- 3 or 4: 149
- 5 to 9: 150
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 29
- Mobile homes: 434
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,207 (82%)
- Carpooled: 1,314 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
- Bicycle: 53 (0%)
- Walked: 74 (1%)
- Other means: 66 (1%)
- Worked at home: 494 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 137
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1220
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3015
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3337
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1831
- 25 to 29 minutes: 285
- 30 to 34 minutes: 412
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 14
- 45 to 59 minutes: 71
- 60 to 89 minutes: 201
- 90 or more minutes: 193
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,281
- In family households: 20,634 (5,793 male householders, 1,118 female householders)
5,930 spouses, 6,617 children (5,916 natural, 228 adopted, 473 stepchildren), 191 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 273 other relatives, 481 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,647 (1,005 male householders (778 living alone)), 1,135 female householders (968 living alone)), 507 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 95 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,443 2-persons, 1,303 3-persons, 1,334 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,746 1-person, 312 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 12 4-persons.
4,449 married couples with children.
933 single-parent households (297 men, 636 women).
92.7% of residents of 81503 zip code speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 21% well, 15% not well, 5% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 16% well, 3% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% very well, 55% well, 15% not well).
Foreign born population: 748 (3.2%)
(43.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (49%)
- Canada (6%)
- Russia (5%)
- Japan (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Honduras (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 203
- 1990 to 1994: 153
- 1985 to 1989: 55
- 1980 to 1984: 53
- 1975 to 1979: 49
- 1970 to 1974: 52
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1965 to 1969: 176
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 4193
- English: 2871
- Other groups: 2281
- United States or American: 1869
- Irish: 1645
- Italian: 632
- Norwegian: 535
- Swedish: 465
- Scottish: 429
- French (except Basque): 421
- Scotch-Irish: 412
- European: 316
- Dutch: 306
- Polish: 262
- Danish: 191
- Russian: 160
- Czech: 131
- Welsh: 130
- French Canadian: 123
- Swiss: 96
- Austrian: 94
- British: 67
- Yugoslavian: 58
- Northern European: 55
- Belgian: 54
- Canadian: 40
- Scandinavian: 39
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 35
- Basque: 33
- Czechoslovakian: 31
- Finnish: 28
- Hungarian: 25
- Portuguese: 24
- Greek: 22
- Dutch West Indian: 21
- Ukrainian: 17
- Slovak: 16
- Arab:: 15
- Barbadian: 14
- Lithuanian: 13
- Bulgarian: 13
- Eastern European: 12
- Acadian/Cajun: 10
- Armenian: 9
- Australian: 9
- Syrian: 8
- Slovene: 8
- Celtic: 8
- Lebanese: 7
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Romanian: 6
- Iranian: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10878
- Northeast: 987
- Midwest: 4263
- South: 1962
- West: 4416
50% of the 81503 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, 38% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 20,467. Population change in the 1990s: +2,940 (+14.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 230
| Here: | 8.2% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
| Here: | 7.4% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95
| Here: | 13.4% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Environmental Consulting Services (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 34)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 9)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 41 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
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