Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,505
| This zip code: | $50,505 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81635, 81652, 81647, 81624, 81641, 81646.
Housing units in zip code 81650 with a mortgage: 1,197 (249 second mortgage, 83 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 249
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,313
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $309
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | 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: | 4.1 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81650: T I Cow Camp (A), Three Forks Campground (B), Bureau of Mines Oil Shale Experiment Station (C), Walter Oldland Ranch (D), Bar H L Guard Station (E), Jones Ranch (F), Lacy (G), Little Box Campground (H), Little Box Canyon Campground (I), Mud Spring Ranch (J), P-L Ranch (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Dynamite Lake (A), Parker Lake (B), Bear Lake (C), Corbett Lake (D), Buckskin Lake (E), One Mile Pond (F), Murphy Reservoir (G), Larson Reservoir Number 2 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Big Parker Creek (A), Bitter Creek (B), Butler Creek (C), Canyon Creek (D), Coughs Creek (E), Eureka Creek (F), Fourteenmile Creek (G), G V Creek (H), Hunter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 269
- 1995 to 1998: 492
- 1990 to 1994: 270
- 1980 to 1989: 841
- 1970 to 1979: 851
- 1960 to 1969: 311
- 1950 to 1959: 242
- 1940 to 1949: 165
- 1939 or earlier: 382
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rifle, CO (81650): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 105
- 2 bedrooms: 527
- 3 bedrooms: 1,130
- 4 bedrooms: 440
- 5 or more bedrooms: 166
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 43
- 1 bedrooms: 312
- 2 bedrooms: 556
- 3 bedrooms: 326
- 4 bedrooms: 33
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 81650 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 381
- 2 vehicles: 1,138
- 3 vehicles: 576
- 4 vehicles: 152
- 5 or more vehicles: 91
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 136
- 1 vehicle: 540
- 2 vehicles: 424
- 3 vehicles: 170
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 81650:
- Less than $10,000: 57
- $10,000 to $14,999: 29
- $15,000 to $19,999: 40
- $20,000 to $24,999: 36
- $25,000 to $29,999: 35
- $30,000 to $34,999: 40
- $35,000 to $39,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 113
- $50,000 to $59,999: 149
- $60,000 to $69,999: 103
- $70,000 to $79,999: 63
- $80,000 to $89,999: 43
- $90,000 to $99,999: 37
- $100,000 to $124,999: 106
- $125,000 to $149,999: 213
- $150,000 to $174,999: 207
- $175,000 to $199,999: 287
- $200,000 to $249,999: 674
- $250,000 to $299,999: 297
- $300,000 to $399,999: 311
- $400,000 to $499,999: 106
- $500,000 to $749,999: 110
- $750,000 to $999,999: 53
- $1,000,000 or more: 38
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81650:
- Less than $100: 8
- $150 to $199: 66
- $200 to $249: 50
- $300 to $349: 34
- $350 to $399: 39
- $400 to $449: 108
- $450 to $499: 69
- $500 to $549: 229
- $550 to $599: 108
- $600 to $649: 104
- $650 to $699: 66
- $700 to $749: 77
- $750 to $799: 16
- $800 to $899: 36
- $900 to $999: 7
- $1,000 to $1,249: 72
- No cash rent: 48
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $228,348.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,144
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $139,667
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $237,406
- Some other race householders: $255,668
- Two or more races householders: $237,406
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $251,285
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $201,203 (it was $137,000 in 2000)
| 81650: | $201,203 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $157,205 - $249,191
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $290,386| Here: | $290,386 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $98,694| Here: | $98,694 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $277,167| Here: | $277,167 | | State: | $375,414 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,775| Here: | $138,775 | | State: | $222,440 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,053| Here: | $180,053 | | State: | $203,199 |
Mobile homes: $41,572| Here: | $41,572 | | State: | $53,488 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $29,286| Here: | $29,286 | | State: | $69,208 |
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: 2,028
- One, attached: 138
- Two: 155
- 3 or 4: 399
- 5 to 9: 163
- 10 to 19: 92
- 20 to 49: 15
- Mobile homes: 801
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,673 (72%)
- Carpooled: 1,009 (20%)
- Walked: 245 (5%)
- Other means: 20 (0%)
- Worked at home: 163 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 285
- 5 to 9 minutes: 976
- 10 to 14 minutes: 459
- 15 to 19 minutes: 275
- 20 to 24 minutes: 328
- 25 to 29 minutes: 188
- 30 to 34 minutes: 807
- 35 to 39 minutes: 166
- 40 to 44 minutes: 142
- 45 to 59 minutes: 495
- 60 to 89 minutes: 338
- 90 or more minutes: 488
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,035
- In family households: 8,749 (2,169 male householders, 432 female householders)
2,101 spouses, 3,465 children (3,091 natural, 65 adopted, 309 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 141 other relatives, 201 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,286 (513 male householders (400 living alone)), 519 female householders (427 living alone)), 254 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 363 (343 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 952 2-persons, 602 3-persons, 617 4-persons, 281 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 827 1-person, 166 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons.
2,323 married couples with children.
593 single-parent households (199 men, 394 women).
87.0% of residents of 81650 zip code speak English at home.
12.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 21% well, 22% not well, 13% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 857 (8.3%)
(11.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (88%)
- Canada (6%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Ireland (1%)
- Germany (1%)
- Japan (1%)
- Colombia (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 306
- 1990 to 1994: 154
- 1985 to 1989: 122
- 1980 to 1984: 164
- 1975 to 1979: 57
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 48
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White population: 9,227
Black population: 81
American Indian population: 81
Asian population: 30
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 672
Two or more races population: 225

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1781 |
|  German: 1582 |
|  English: 825 |
|  Irish: 796 |
|  United States or American: 587 |
|  Italian: 318 |
|  Norwegian: 298 |
|  French (except Basque): 188 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 183 |
|  Polish: 137 |
|  Swedish: 135 |
|  Dutch: 125 |
|  Scottish: 74 |
|  French Canadian: 65 |
|  European: 64 |
|  Finnish: 39 |
|  British: 38 |
|  Russian: 37 |
|  Canadian: 31 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 29 |
|  Hungarian: 28 |
|  Danish: 21 |
|  Czech: 15 |
|  Portuguese: 15 |
|  Welsh: 15 |
|  Australian: 11 |
|  Latvian: 10 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Slavic: 8 |
|  Ukrainian: 8 |
|  Swiss: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BARRETT RESOURCES CORP RMV 7-21 (SW NE SEC 22 T6S R94W in RIFLE, 3.3 MI SW 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
Alternative names: 0531ETT RESOURCES CORP RULISON
- AMOCO OIL COMPANY NUMBER 3715 (100 RAILROAD AVENUE in RIFLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD983787789, SQG
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
Business SIC classification: SANITARY SERVICES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: D VALENCIA ENTERPRISES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOLL FAMILY TRUST C/O JS WARD CPA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BP AMOCO OIL, D VALENCIA ENTERPRISES INC, FORMER CHEVRON SVC STA NO 78017
- GREASEWOOD COMPRESSOR STATION (SW1/4 SEC 5 T2S R96W in RIFLE, CO). Federal Facility
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000202705, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EL PASO CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GARFIELD COUNTY WEED AND PEST COMPANY (1800 RAILROAD AVENUE in RIFLE, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1987-0188, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: GARFIELD COUNTY PEST & WEED
- ANVIL POINTS OIL SHALE FACILITY (8 MILES WEST OF RIFLE ON INTERSTATE 70 in RIFLE, CO). Federal Facility. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NAVAL PETROLEUM OIL SHALE RESERVE NPOSR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CENTRAL AGGREGATES INC - WEST RIFLE PIT (HWY 13 & US HWY 6 & 24 in RIFLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- BARRETT RESOURCES CORP RMV 55-20 (SW NE SEC 20 T6S R94W in RIFLE, 5.1 MI W 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
Alternative names: BARRETT RESOURCES CORP RULISON FIELD
- BARRETT RESOURCES CORP RMV 203-20 (SW NE SEC 20 T6S R94W in RIFLE, 5.1 MI W OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
- BARRETT RESOURCES CORP RU 22-7 (SW NW SEC 13 T7S R94W in RIFLE, 4.7 MI S OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
- BARRETT RESOURCES CORP HUGOTON TW 11 6 (SW NE SEC 6 T7S R95W in RIFLE, 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 RESOURCES CORP RMV 68-21 (NE NE SEC 21 T6S R94W in RIFLE, 4.6 MI W OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
- BARRETT RESOURCES CORP RU 13-7 (NE SE SEC 12 T7S R94W 6TH PM in RIFLE, 5.1 MI S OF, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
- J M GOODRICH INC (101 RAILROAD AVENUE in RIFLE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81650
- Red River Inn, 718 Taughenbaugh Blvd, Rifle, CO 81650, Phone: (970) 625-3050
- Winchester Motel, 520 Railroad Ave, Rifle, CO 81650, Phone: (970) 625-1777
- La Quinta Inn And Suites, 600 Wapiti Ct, Rifle, CO 81650, Phone: (970) 625-2676, Fax: (970) 625-4474
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81650
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,531
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4779
- Northeast: 288
- Midwest: 1696
- South: 984
- West: 1737
40% of the 81650 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, 48% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 7,146. Population change in the 1990s: +3,173 (+44.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
| Here: | 1.6% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
| Here: | 6.5% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 6.9% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- FLUID DEVICES LTD (838 COUNTY ROAD 210 in RIFLE, CO; small business)
$62,370 with Defense Logistics Agency for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 2001-10-26. Completion date: 2002-04-24.
- JADE DIAMOND CONSULTING INC (2989 COUNTY RD 210 in RIFLE, CO; small business)
$17,134 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-03-24. Completion date: 2003-04-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Industrial Building Construction (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 189 people in state prisons
- 150 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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