Median household income (1999): $37,756
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,570
| This zip code | $41,570 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 81503, 81506, 81501, 81504, 81521, 81520.
Housing units in zip code 81505 with a mortgage: 885 (122 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 479
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,051
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $236
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | 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: 244
- 1995 to 1998: 579
- 1990 to 1994: 253
- 1980 to 1989: 235
- 1970 to 1979: 570
- 1960 to 1969: 202
- 1950 to 1959: 261
- 1940 to 1949: 143
- 1939 or earlier: 354
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Junction, CO (81505):
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 53
- 2 bedrooms: 470
- 3 bedrooms: 1,081
- 4 bedrooms: 379
- 5 or more bedrooms: 107
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 81
- 2 bedrooms: 262
- 3 bedrooms: 181
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 81505 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 69
- 1 vehicle: 522
- 2 vehicles: 892
- 3 vehicles: 397
- 4 vehicles: 157
- 5 or more vehicles: 59
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 55
- 1 vehicle: 243
- 2 vehicles: 206
- 3 vehicles: 56
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 81505:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 23
- $50,000 to $59,999: 46
- $60,000 to $69,999: 47
- $70,000 to $79,999: 30
- $80,000 to $89,999: 61
- $90,000 to $99,999: 107
- $100,000 to $124,999: 116
- $125,000 to $149,999: 175
- $150,000 to $174,999: 219
- $175,000 to $199,999: 141
- $200,000 to $249,999: 96
- $250,000 to $299,999: 80
- $300,000 to $399,999: 92
- $400,000 to $499,999: 64
- $500,000 to $749,999: 35
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 81505:
- $200 to $249: 16
- $250 to $299: 28
- $300 to $349: 14
- $350 to $399: 38
- $400 to $449: 51
- $450 to $499: 55
- $500 to $549: 49
- $550 to $599: 49
- $600 to $649: 23
- $650 to $699: 73
- $750 to $799: 6
- $800 to $899: 29
- $1,000 to $1,249: 12
- $1,250 to $1,499: 11
- No cash rent: 67
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $237,100
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $231,886
- Black or African American householders: $269,551
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $172,944
- Some other race householders: $105,376
- Two or more races householders: $197,671
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $126,365
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,005
- One, attached: 57
- Two: 42
- 3 or 4: 57
- 5 to 9: 14
- 10 to 19: 25
- 20 to 49: 125
- 50 or more: 73
- Mobile homes: 443

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,454 (76%)
- Carpooled: 330 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 25 (1%)
- Taxi: 8 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 23 (1%)
- Bicycle: 35 (1%)
- Walked: 29 (1%)
- Other means: 78 (2%)
- Worked at home: 255 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 239
- 5 to 9 minutes: 621
- 10 to 14 minutes: 806
- 15 to 19 minutes: 624
- 20 to 24 minutes: 362
- 25 to 29 minutes: 41
- 30 to 34 minutes: 108
- 35 to 39 minutes: 23
- 40 to 44 minutes: 16
- 45 to 59 minutes: 23
- 60 to 89 minutes: 47
- 90 or more minutes: 72
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,689
- In family households: 5,694 (1,547 male householders, 333 female householders)
1,538 spouses, 1,834 children (1,669 natural, 45 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 162 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 112 other relatives, 79 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 995 (360 male householders (275 living alone)), 459 female householders (397 living alone)), 176 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 304 (275 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 885 2-persons, 411 3-persons, 330 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 672 1-person, 130 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 13 4-persons.
1,287 married couples with children.
271 single-parent households (57 men, 214 women).
86.8% of residents of 81505 zip code speak English at home.
11.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 21% well, 11% not well, 3% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 334 (4.6%)
(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (68%)
- Canada (8%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Germany (3%)
- France (3%)
- Other Central America (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 98
- 1990 to 1994: 79
- 1985 to 1989: 26
- 1980 to 1984: 28
- 1975 to 1979: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1965 to 1969: 39
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 1174
- German: 969
- English: 638
- Irish: 412
- United States or American: 399
- Italian: 349
- Swedish: 132
- Scotch-Irish: 131
- Norwegian: 131
- French (except Basque): 116
- Scottish: 112
- Dutch: 68
- Welsh: 63
- Danish: 53
- European: 48
- Polish: 34
- Basque: 26
- Yugoslavian: 26
- Greek: 25
- Ukrainian: 25
- Swiss: 23
- Czechoslovakian: 21
- Northern European: 18
- Austrian: 17
- Russian: 17
- Czech: 15
- Subsaharan African:: 15
- African: 15
- Arab:: 11
- Canadian: 11
- Romanian: 11
- Scandinavian: 10
- British: 9
- Slovak: 8
- French Canadian: 8
- Slovene: 7
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7
- Belizean: 7
- Lebanese: 6
- Croatian: 6
- Hungarian: 5
- Arab/Arabic: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 81505 not listed on the city page:- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 123 W ORCHARD AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Grades: 06 - 08)
- POMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 588 25-1/2 ROAD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Grades: KG - 05)
- APPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 2358 H ROAD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Grades: PK - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- SARTOMER COMPANY INCORPORATED (569 24.25 ROAD in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD982581837, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, LQG
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1991-0005, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; SYNTHETIC RUBBER (VULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS)
Business NAICS classification: PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; SYNTHETIC RUBBER MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: SARTOMER COMPANY GRAND JUNCTION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: RICON RESINS INC, SARTOMER CO GRAND JUNCTION
- COORS CERAMICS COMPANY (2449 RIVER ROAD in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD980284632, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, TSD
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
Business NAICS classification: PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY MANUFACTURING.; PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: COORS TEK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COORS PORCELAIN COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COORSTEK, COORSTEK GRAND JUNCTION
- OLDCASTLE SW GROUP DBA UNITED CO OF MESA (2273 RIVER ROAD in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: OLDCASTLE SW GROUP, INC., UNITED COMPANIES OF MESA CNTY
- HANSON CONTAINER (543 LAWRENCE AVENUE in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1998-0163, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-08-1998-0213, ICIS-08-1998-0107, ICIS-08-1998-0213,
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: METAL SHIPPING BARRELS, DRUMS, KEGS, AND PAILS
Alternative names: HANSEN CONTAINERS, HANSON CONTAINER SUPERFUND SITE, LAYTON BROTHERS DRUM COMPANY ALSO KNOWN AS HANSEN CONTAINER
- ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET BUICK PONTAIC INCORPORATED (2595 HWY 6 AND 50 in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD981545403, SQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED); GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Alternative names: ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET GEO BUICK
- WESTERN FILAMENT INCORPORATED (630 HOLLINGSWORTH AVENUE in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-CO0000003574, SQG
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF TEXTILES; CORDAGE AND TWINE
Organizations: WAYNE WRIGHT JACQUE WRIGHT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GRAND MESA RADIATOR (738 SCARLET ST in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000011536, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: SERCK SVCS INC DBA GRAND MESA RADIATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHARLES W ABERLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JOEL SAX (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PRECISION ENGINE AND AUTOMOTIVE (1400 MOTOR STREET in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD982589723, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KEITH FOSTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- TILMAN M BISHOP UNIFIED TECH ED CAMPUS (2508 BLICHMANN AVE in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD983796004, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MESA STATE COLLEGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- WESTERN COLORADO TESTING INC (529 25TH 1/2 RD SUITE B-101 in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD983776949, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: JAMES R. FIFE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DODD DIESEL INCORPORATED (767 VALLEY COURT in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD981549942, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DODD DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
- THE HOME DEPOT - 1513 (2436 F RD in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000204974, SQG
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HOME DEPOT USA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PLATING SPECIALTIES (574 25TH ROAD, #A in GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
Organizations: MYRL RUMSEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PLATING SPECIALITIES
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,800


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 (81%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3513
- Northeast: 317
- Midwest: 1187
- South: 379
- West: 1232
47% of the 81505 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 4,877. Population change in the 1990s: +2,378 (+48.8%).
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): 99
| Here: | 12.8% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 4.6% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 10.0% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (GRAND JUNCTION, CO):
- G & G SCIENCES INC (873 23 ROAD; small business): $730,491 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$407,000 with Navy for Engineering -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-12-08. Completion date: 2007-12-08.
$172,885 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-12-14. Completion date: 2006-12-14.
$150,606 with Army for Other Environmental Protection -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-06-27. Completion date: 2009-06-26.
- WESTERN FILAMENT, INC (630 HOLLINGSWORTH ST; small business): $373,793 in 14 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Weapons, Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine, Yarn and Thread by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $34,377; 2001: $85,148; 2002: $87,839; 2003: $0; 2004: $37,871; 2005: $76,316; 2006: $52,242.
Biggest contracts:
$63,426 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Weapons. Signed on 2005-10-24. Completion date: 2006-02-06.
$48,868, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-26. Completion date: 2006-08-12.
$47,841, same as above. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2003-01-11.
$39,998, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-20. Completion date: 2002-08-19.
- SARTOMER COMPANY, INC (569 24 1/4 RD; small business)
$109,861 with Navy for Chemicals. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-09-29. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
- LIQUI-GREEN, INC (570 S COMMERCIAL DR; small business): $90,180 in 7 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Department of Veterans Affairs, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $14,485; 2004: $14,485; 2005: $50,325; 2006: $10,885.
Biggest contracts:
$40,090 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-11-30. Effective on 2005-12-01. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
$14,485 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$14,485, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-17. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$10,885, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-30. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
- LEITNER-POMA OF AMERICA, INC (2510 FORESIGHT CIRCLE; small business): $39,144 in 5 contracts in 2004
Contracts for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $39,144; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$22,245 with Army for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-06-01.
$11,445, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-06. Completion date: 2004-05-14.
$6,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-28. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
$372, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-23. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
- HENDERSON HEAVY HAUL TRUCKING (785 22 RD; small business): $28,650 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$17,650 with Army for Truck and Tractor Attachments. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2006-09-25.
$11,000 with Army for Motor Freight. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2006-04-13. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
- FRANK FRY (; small business)
$9,576 with Bureau of Land Management for Forage and Feed. Taking place in UT. Signed on 2003-10-07. Completion date: 2003-10-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 2, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 8)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-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
- 271 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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