81251 Zip Code (CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 355
Zip code population in 2010: 220
Zip code population in 2000: 191

Houses and condos: 393
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81251: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 87.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $2,683 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,430 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 81251:

• High school or higher: 101.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 18.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 45.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81251:

• Never married: 23.1%
• Now married: 67.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 9.7%

• 
• • 32692.1%White
  • 287.9%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81251, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $96,460 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$96,460
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $68,400 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

Here:	$68,400
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,200 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,200
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Ordinary dividends: $2,267 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 226.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,167 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	+$13,167
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1316.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,100 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,100
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.0%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

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

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81251, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $51,354 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,354
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $44,000 (reported on 67.1% of returns)

Here:	$44,000
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.0% for AGIs below $10k, 51.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $833 (reported on 60.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$833
Colorado:	$2,127

Taxable dividends: $1,273 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,273
State:	$3,782

Total itemized deductions: $17,324 (20% of AGI, reported on 43.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,324
State:	$20,560

Here:	19.7% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,233 (2% of AGI, reported on 38.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$3,518

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $8,607 (reported on 77.2% of returns)

81251:	$8,607
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.2%

Here:	53%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 81211, 80461, 81611, 81642, 81645, 81612.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 233

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (28 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81251 with a mortgage: 69
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,361
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $493

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

• Zip code 81251 household income distribution in 2022

• 44Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 80$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81251

• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$300,000 to $399,999
• 31$400,000 to $499,999
• 35$500,000 to $749,999
• 38$750,000 to $999,999
• 42$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $652,102

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $495,648

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 364
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 7

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81251

• 71.1%96Drove a car alone
• 13.3%18Walked
• 11.1%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81251

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 105 to 9 minutes
• 3825 to 29 minutes
• 1330 to 34 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 355

• Male householders: 102 (60 living alone), Female householders: 134 (79 living alone)

• 104 spouses (104 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23 children (23 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 87 2-persons, 10 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 139 1-person

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

102.0% of residents of 81251 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CDOT TWIN LAKES ROAD MAINTENANCE FACILITY (984 HIGHWAY 82 in TWIN LAKES, CO)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: COLORADO DEPT OF HWYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COLORADO DEPT OF HWYS - TWIN LAKES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.5%

Population in 1990: 49. Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+289.8%).

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

• This state: 129
• Northeast: 56
• Midwest: 44
• South: 54
• West: 70

31% of the 81251 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

99% of the 81251 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 160% moved from different county within same state.

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):

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

• Construction: Masonry Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)