Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,707
| This zip code: | $61,707 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81652, 81601, 81650, 81623, 81624, 81637.
Housing units in zip code 81647 with a mortgage: 700 (116 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,602
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $326
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81647: Buford Ranger Station (A), West Elk Forest Service Station (B), Meadow Creek Campground (C), Meadow Creek Cow Camp (D), Clark Cabin Campground (E), Clinetop Cow Camp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Moss Lake (A), Sixmile Lake (B), Fivemile Lake (C), Barton Porter Reservoir (D), Grass Valley Reservoir (E), West Elk Reservoir (F), Meadow Creek Lake (G), Meadow Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Boiler Creek (A), Clark Creek (B), Deep Creek (C), Elk Creek (D), Mansfield Creek (E), Meadow Creek (F), June Creek (G), Ute Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 84
- 1995 to 1998: 440
- 1990 to 1994: 202
- 1980 to 1989: 273
- 1970 to 1979: 291
- 1960 to 1969: 86
- 1950 to 1959: 34
- 1940 to 1949: 48
- 1939 or earlier: 189
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in New Castle, CO (81647): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 67
- 2 bedrooms: 221
- 3 bedrooms: 709
- 4 bedrooms: 237
- 5 or more bedrooms: 30
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 42
- 2 bedrooms: 138
- 3 bedrooms: 135
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 81647 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 4
- 1 vehicle: 183
- 2 vehicles: 638
- 3 vehicles: 317
- 4 vehicles: 81
- 5 or more vehicles: 41
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 10
- 1 vehicle: 86
- 2 vehicles: 166
- 3 vehicles: 53
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 18
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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 81647:
- Less than $10,000: 18
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 43
- $20,000 to $24,999: 41
- $25,000 to $29,999: 33
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 30
- $50,000 to $59,999: 57
- $60,000 to $69,999: 14
- $70,000 to $79,999: 39
- $80,000 to $89,999: 42
- $90,000 to $99,999: 14
- $100,000 to $124,999: 75
- $125,000 to $149,999: 105
- $150,000 to $174,999: 72
- $175,000 to $199,999: 114
- $200,000 to $249,999: 406
- $250,000 to $299,999: 450
- $300,000 to $399,999: 417
- $400,000 to $499,999: 159
- $500,000 to $749,999: 115
- $750,000 to $999,999: 25
- $1,000,000 or more: 37
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81647:
- $250 to $299: 19
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 10
- $400 to $449: 3
- $450 to $499: 5
- $500 to $549: 19
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 25
- $650 to $699: 65
- $700 to $749: 14
- $750 to $799: 25
- $800 to $899: 25
- $900 to $999: 74
- $1,000 to $1,249: 55
- $1,250 to $1,499: 8
- No cash rent: 10
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $255,668.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $276,560
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $233,753
- Some other race householders: $261,804
- Two or more races householders: $281,819
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $216,660
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $259,765 (it was $173,700 in 2000)
| 81647: | $259,765 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,808 - $311,333
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $332,391| Here: | $332,391 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $188,882| Here: | $188,882 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,639,217| Here: | $1,639,217 | | State: | $222,440 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,339| Here: | $98,339 | | State: | $203,199 |
Mobile homes: $55,839| Here: | $55,839 | | 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: 1,149
- One, attached: 35
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 9
- 5 to 9: 19
- 10 to 19: 24
- Mobile homes: 391
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,730 (66%)
- Carpooled: 661 (25%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 74 (3%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 113 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 110
- 5 to 9 minutes: 139
- 10 to 14 minutes: 102
- 15 to 19 minutes: 294
- 20 to 24 minutes: 450
- 25 to 29 minutes: 186
- 30 to 34 minutes: 357
- 35 to 39 minutes: 80
- 40 to 44 minutes: 108
- 45 to 59 minutes: 177
- 60 to 89 minutes: 233
- 90 or more minutes: 253
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,578
- In family households: 4,134 (1,017 male householders, 265 female householders)
1,060 spouses, 1,473 children (1,377 natural, 25 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 110 other relatives, 91 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 444 (175 male householders (128 living alone)), 150 female householders (100 living alone)), 119 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 460 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 228 1-person, 83 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
1,057 married couples with children.
196 single-parent households (70 men, 126 women).
88.4% of residents of 81647 zip code speak English at home.
9.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 23% well, 21% not well, 9% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 23% well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (82% very well, 5% well, 13% not well).
Foreign born population: 261 (5.9%)
(26.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (72%)
- El Salvador (11%)
- Germany (5%)
- Other Central America (3%)
- Peru (3%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (1%)
- Canada (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 71
- 1990 to 1994: 92
- 1985 to 1989: 58
- 1980 to 1984: 16
- 1975 to 1979: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 6
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White population: 4,096
Black population: 11
American Indian population: 24
Asian population: 13
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 208
Two or more races population: 58

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 719 |
|  Other groups: 636 |
|  English: 390 |
|  Irish: 386 |
|  United States or American: 247 |
|  Italian: 193 |
|  French (except Basque): 124 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 106 |
|  Norwegian: 100 |
|  Scottish: 76 |
|  European: 75 |
|  Swedish: 61 |
|  Dutch: 60 |
|  Polish: 53 |
|  Danish: 35 |
|  Czech: 23 |
|  Welsh: 23 |
|  Austrian: 21 |
|  Canadian: 17 |
|  Hungarian: 17 |
|  Russian: 14 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 8 |
|  British: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Iranian: 5 |
|  Belgian: 5 |
|  Greek: 4 |
|  New Zealander: 3 |
|  Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 3 |
|  Portuguese: 2 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 2 |
|  South African: 2 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1 |
|  Belizean: 1 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KATHRYN SENOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (101 ALDER AVENUE in NEW CASTLE, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4510
Organizations: GARFIELD RE-2 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALBERT FREI & SONS INC (1412 RD 311 in NEW CASTLE, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BILL BARRETT CORP - TANK BATTERY # 16831 (SESW SEC 19 T6S R91W in NEW CASTLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
- BILL BARRETT CORP - TANK BATTERY # 16870 (SENW SEC. 30 T6S R91W in NEW CASTLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
- BILL BARRETT CORP - TANK BATTERY # 16874 (SWSW SEC 30 T6S R91W in NEW CASTLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
- BILL BARRETT CORP - TANK BATTERY # 16884 (SE SE SEC 25 T6S R92W in NEW CASTLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
Alternative names: BILL BARRETT CORP-TANK BATTERY 16884
- BILL BARRETT CORP - TANK BATTERY # 16893 (NW SE SEC 30 T6S R91W in NEW CASTLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
Alternative names: BILL BARRETT CORP - BATTERY # 16893
- CANYON GAS RESOURCES - S CANYON FACILITY (SEC 3 T8S R104W in NEW CASTLE, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION.
Alternative names: KN GAS GATHERING, KN GAS GATHERING S CANYON GAS PROC PLNT
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,943
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (70%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (5%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2070
- Northeast: 274
- Midwest: 820
- South: 375
- West: 739
45% of the 81647 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, 55% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 2,719. Population change in the 1990s: +1,691 (+62.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
| Here: | 6.5% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 9.1% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 13.5% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JAMES H CLARK (3839 COUNTY RD 335 in NEW CASTLE, CO; small business): $41,364 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building), Other Housekeeping Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $21,600; 2004: $-5,316; 2005: $16,720; 2006: $8,360.
Biggest contracts:
$8,360 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in OR. Signed on 2006-03-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$8,360 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in OR. Signed on 2005-06-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$8,360 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in OR. Signed on 2005-06-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$7,200 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Housekeeping Services. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2003-10-02. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 7 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49: 1)
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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.)
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