81527 Zip Code (CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,514
Zip code population in 2010: 2,073
Zip code population in 2000: 1,402

Houses and condos: 887
Renter-occupied apartments: 104
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81527: 94.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 777.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $1,589 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,049 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 81527:

• High school or higher: 93.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81527:

• Never married: 15.4%
• Now married: 72.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 5.8%

• 
• • 1,36290.0%White
  • 946.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 352.3%Asian
  • 171.1%Two or more races
  • 60.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81527, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $77,071 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$77,071
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $63,099 (reported on 76.0% of returns)

Here:	$63,099
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1199.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3154.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6258.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10902.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19126.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $784 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$784
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 42.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,300 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 242.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,744 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$22,744
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 147.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 334.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 891.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,522 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,522
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.6% for AGIs below $25k, 396.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 149.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 172.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 413.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,062 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

81527:	$19,062
Colorado:	$23,785

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 324.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 780.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1345.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,667 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$33,667
State:	$35,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1228.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2002.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,333 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$11,333
State:	$12,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 636.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,556 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

81527:	$6,556
State:	$7,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 181.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 454.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,264 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,264
State:	$2,053

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81527, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $65,894 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$65,894
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $55,375 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$55,375
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $25k, 69.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 47.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,227 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,227
Colorado:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,688 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,688
State:	$7,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,000 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,000
State:	+$23,009

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,106 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,106
State:	+$13,514

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,091 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

81527:	$11,091
Colorado:	$17,927

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,649 (22% of AGI, reported on 41.6% of returns)

Here:	$23,649
State:	$24,621

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 16.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,579 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,579
State:	$4,449

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,176 (reported on 41.6% of returns)

81527:	$6,176
State:	$7,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,040 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,040
State:	$2,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.2%

Here:	56%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 46.4% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81527, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,205 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,205
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $39,453 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$39,453
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,446 (reported on 42.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,446
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $566 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$566
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,625 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,625
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,065 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,065
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $10k, 17.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,263 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

81527:	$3,263
Colorado:	$2,947

Total itemized deductions: $16,696 (26% of AGI, reported on 43.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,696
State:	$20,560

Here:	26.2% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 19.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,175 (3% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$3,518

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,028 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

81527:	$5,028
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,779 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,779
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.5%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $10k, 58.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81503, 81507, 81501, 81504, 81520, 81506.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 39
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 640

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 57 (59 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 199 (112 now married, 86 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81527 with a mortgage: 335 (11 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,687
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $414

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

• Zip code 81527 household income distribution in 2022

• 57Less than $10,000
• 48$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 83$60,000 to $74,999
• 174$75,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 76$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 88$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81527

• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 57$250,000 to $299,999
• 98$300,000 to $399,999
• 119$400,000 to $499,999
• 171$500,000 to $749,999
• 13$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81527

• 41$500 to $549
• 22$700 to $749
• 30$1,500 to $1,999
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,371.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $279,196.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $471,257

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $458,258 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $328,320 - $570,282

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $506,784

Here:	$506,784
State:	$676,667

Mobile homes: $230,338

Here:	$230,338
State:	$115,510

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 753
• Mobile homes: 122

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81527

• 76.0%679Drove a car alone
• 6.3%56Carpooled
• 1.8%16Other means
• 14.0%125Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81527

• 325 to 9 minutes
• 3410 to 14 minutes
• 7615 to 19 minutes
• 17720 to 24 minutes
• 6525 to 29 minutes
• 19830 to 34 minutes
• 4235 to 39 minutes
• 2045 to 59 minutes
• 5160 to 89 minutes
• 5090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,514

• Male householders: 293 (82 living alone), Female householders: 390 (56 living alone)

• 494 spouses (475 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 210 children (176 natural, 19 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 34 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 18 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 335 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 44 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 138 1-person, 31 2-persons

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

100.4% of residents of 81527 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN PIONEER POWDER INC (1475 BLAIR RD in WHITEWATER, CO)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• GRAND JUNCTION PIPE & SUPPLY CO. (NE/4 SW/4 SEC 4 T3S R2E in GRAND JUNCTION, 10.0 MI SE OF, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

Population in 1990: 664. Population change in the 1990s: +738 (+111.1%).

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

• This state: 689
• Northeast: 86
• Midwest: 367
• South: 89
• West: 274

45% of the 81527 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

94% of the 81527 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (5-9: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0019.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0019.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 13. The highest number of reported fires - 32 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.4%), and Structure Fires (25.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 81527
• 11550.4%Outside Fires
• 5825.4%Structure Fires
• 3917.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 167.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 81527, Colorado

Most common first names in zip code 81527 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	74.6 years
Richard	6	69.8 years
William	6	67.5 years
Fred	4	74.2 years
Charles	3	78.0 years
Ernest	3	76.0 years
James	3	70.7 years
Frank	3	83.7 years
Josephine	3	95.0 years
Nellie	3	78.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 81527 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Foster	7	83.3 years
Whiting	4	73.7 years
Johnson	3	79.3 years
Coffman	3	85.6 years
Blair	3	77.0 years
Craig	3	74.4 years
Scales	3	78.0 years
Taylor	3	62.3 years
Freed	2	82.9 years
Kniffen	2	84.0 years