Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,346
| This zip code: | $43,346 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81650, 81630, 81624, 81646, 81643, 81652.
Housing units in zip code 81635 with a mortgage: 496 (37 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 259
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,177
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $314
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Battlement Cow Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Battlement Number 1 Reservoir (A), Battlement Number 2 Reservoir (B), Battlement Number 3 Reservoir (C), Battlement Number 4 Reservoir (D), Battlement Number 5 Reservoir (E), Battlement Number 6 Reservoir (F), Battlement Reservoirs (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ben Good Creek (A), Bull Fork (B), Cabin Water (C), Conn Creek (D), Cottonwood Creek (E), Crystal Creek (F), East Fork Parachute Creek (G), First Anvil Creek (H), Middle Fork Parachute Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 81
- 1995 to 1998: 441
- 1990 to 1994: 347
- 1980 to 1989: 821
- 1970 to 1979: 318
- 1960 to 1969: 68
- 1950 to 1959: 52
- 1940 to 1949: 39
- 1939 or earlier: 91
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Parachute, CO (81635): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 19
- 2 bedrooms: 360
- 3 bedrooms: 571
- 4 bedrooms: 139
- 5 or more bedrooms: 16
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 39
- 1 bedrooms: 142
- 2 bedrooms: 373
- 3 bedrooms: 378
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 81635 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 26
- 1 vehicle: 293
- 2 vehicles: 517
- 3 vehicles: 179
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 34
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 79
- 1 vehicle: 466
- 2 vehicles: 299
- 3 vehicles: 73
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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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 81635:
- Less than $10,000: 9
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 17
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 19
- $50,000 to $59,999: 37
- $60,000 to $69,999: 24
- $70,000 to $79,999: 23
- $80,000 to $89,999: 25
- $90,000 to $99,999: 34
- $100,000 to $124,999: 88
- $125,000 to $149,999: 89
- $150,000 to $174,999: 134
- $175,000 to $199,999: 178
- $200,000 to $249,999: 253
- $250,000 to $299,999: 147
- $300,000 to $399,999: 166
- $400,000 to $499,999: 51
- $500,000 to $749,999: 54
- $750,000 to $999,999: 26
- $1,000,000 or more: 14
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81635:
- Less than $100: 13
- $100 to $149: 8
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 8
- $250 to $299: 5
- $300 to $349: 5
- $350 to $399: 25
- $400 to $449: 120
- $450 to $499: 133
- $500 to $549: 226
- $550 to $599: 75
- $600 to $649: 48
- $650 to $699: 25
- $700 to $749: 2
- $750 to $799: 16
- $800 to $899: 18
- $900 to $999: 31
- $1,000 to $1,249: 10
- No cash rent: 16
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $167,134.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $210,378
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $305,925
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $199,954 (it was $137,400 in 2000)
| 81635: | $199,954 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,306 - $200,208
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $279,206| Here: | $279,206 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,995| Here: | $184,995 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $119,705| Here: | $119,705 | | State: | $375,414 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $315,151| Here: | $315,151 | | State: | $222,440 |
Mobile homes: $84,583| Here: | $84,583 | | State: | $53,488 |
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: 1,004
- One, attached: 78
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 90
- 5 to 9: 70
- 10 to 19: 266
- 20 to 49: 114
- 50 or more: 38
- Mobile homes: 587

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,339 (68%)
- Carpooled: 484 (25%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
- Walked: 39 (2%)
- Other means: 14 (1%)
- Worked at home: 77 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 59
- 5 to 9 minutes: 271
- 10 to 14 minutes: 313
- 15 to 19 minutes: 135
- 20 to 24 minutes: 230
- 25 to 29 minutes: 117
- 30 to 34 minutes: 125
- 35 to 39 minutes: 16
- 40 to 44 minutes: 45
- 45 to 59 minutes: 231
- 60 to 89 minutes: 171
- 90 or more minutes: 177
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,973
- In family households: 4,252 (1,175 male householders, 256 female householders)
1,207 spouses, 1,371 children (1,135 natural, 51 adopted, 185 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 86 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 721 (274 male householders (212 living alone)), 336 female householders (305 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 25 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 731 2-persons, 259 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 117 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 517 1-person, 87 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
877 married couples with children.
312 single-parent households (109 men, 203 women).
91.7% of residents of 81635 zip code speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 28% well, 18% not well, 5% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% very well, 53% not well).
Foreign born population: 242 (4.8%)
(40.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (64%)
- Canada (13%)
- Germany (10%)
- Other Western Europe (6%)
- Cuba (2%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- United Kingdom (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 68
- 1990 to 1994: 22
- 1985 to 1989: 51
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 23
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1965 to 1969: 49
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White population: 4,709
Black population: 23
American Indian population: 43
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 11
Some other race population: 142
Two or more races population: 102

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 837 |
|  Other groups: 518 |
|  Irish: 421 |
|  English: 372 |
|  United States or American: 307 |
|  Italian: 191 |
|  Swedish: 124 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 120 |
|  European: 91 |
|  French (except Basque): 90 |
|  Norwegian: 88 |
|  French Canadian: 76 |
|  Dutch: 71 |
|  Scottish: 61 |
|  Welsh: 43 |
|  Polish: 31 |
|  Canadian: 30 |
|  British: 22 |
|  Finnish: 21 |
|  Belgian: 20 |
|  Danish: 15 |
|  Hungarian: 15 |
|  Basque: 14 |
|  Greek: 13 |
|  Czech: 13 |
|  Austrian: 10 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 9 |
|  Russian: 7 |
|  Swiss: 6 |
|  Portuguese: 5 |
|  Northern European: 4 |
|  Ukrainian: 2 |
|  Icelander: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN SODA LLP PICEANCE FACILITY (2717 COUNTY ROAD 215 in PARACHUTE, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: POTASH, SODA, AND BORATE MINERALS; COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Business NAICS classification: POTASH, SODA, AND BORATE MINERAL MINING.
Organizations: SOLVAY CHEMICALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN SODA, LLP, PINEANCE FACILITY, AMERICAN SODA, LLP, PINEANCE FACILITY, GETTY 1-7, AMERICAN SODA, INC
- GRAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (8600 HIGHWAY 6 & 24 in PARACHUTE, CO)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3586
Organizations: GARFIELD 16 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BEA UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (0741 TAMARISK AVENUE in PARACHUTE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3578
Organizations: GARFIELD 16 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GRAND VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY CENTER (100 EAST SECOND STREET in PARACHUTE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3585
Organizations: GARFIELD 16 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BATTLEMENT MESA METRO DIST. (965 RIVERBLUFF ROAD in PARACHUTE, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BATTLEMENT MESA METRO DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BATTLEMENT MESA METRO DISTRICT, SOUTH ADAMS CO W&S DIST., SOUTH ADAMS CO WATER & SAN DIS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY PA 14-36 (NE SW SEC 34 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 2.1 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY RMV 101-28 (SW NE SEC 27 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 3.3 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY RMV 102-28 (NW SE SEC 27 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 2.9 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY RMV 104-33 (SW SE SEC 27 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 2.9 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY RMV 110-33 (NS SW SEC 34 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 2.4 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY RMV 19-28 (SW NE T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 3.1 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - GRAND VALLEY RMV 43-28A (NW SE SEC 27 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 3.0 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BARRETT - RULISON RMV 72-34 (NW NE SEC 34 T6S R96W in PARACHUTE, 2.8 MI NW OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81635
- Holiday Inn Express - Parachute, 221 Grand Valley Way, Parachute, CO 81635, Phone: (970) 285-2330, Fax: (970) 285-2331
- Candlewood Suites, 233 Grand Valley Way, Parachute, CO 81635, Phone: (970) 285-9880, Fax: (970) 285-9879
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81635
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,327
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1885
- Northeast: 328
- Midwest: 1190
- South: 460
- West: 871
31% of the 81635 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 2,602. Population change in the 1990s: +2,439 (+93.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 2.9% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
| Here: | 14.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 1.6% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WASTE SERVICES UNLIMITED, INC (174 MINERAL SPRINGS CIR in PARACHUTE, CO; small business)
$36,800 with Army for Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers. Taking place in AK. Signed on 2002-07-29. Completion date: 2002-09-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 2)
- Construction: Land Subdivision (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (20-49: 1)
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.)
25 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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