81434 Zip Code (CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 159
Zip code population in 2010: 158
Zip code population in 2000: 190

Houses and condos: 164
Renter-occupied apartments: 13
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81434: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 598.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.266 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,281

For population 25 years and over in 81434:

• High school or higher: 96.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81434:

• Never married: 37.5%
• Now married: 39.3%
• Separated: 4.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 19.2%

• 
• • 15496.9%White
  • 53.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81434, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $67,860 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,860
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $33,389 (reported on 63.2% of returns)

Here:	$33,389
State:	$46,010

Taxable interest for individuals: $11,130 (reported on 40.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$11,130
Colorado:	$2,127

Taxable dividends: $2,917 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,917
State:	$3,782

Net capital gain/loss: +$56,133 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	+$56,133
State:	+$17,882

Total tax: $8,949 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

81434:	$8,949
State:	$9,173

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.7%

Here:	74%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 81428, 81419, 81624, 81623, 81415, 81654.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 24
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 60

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (5 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81434 with a mortgage: 25 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,115
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $416

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

• Zip code 81434 household income distribution in 2022

• 15Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81434

• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999
• 25$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81434

• 6$450 to $499
• 6No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $460,475

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $468,628

Here:	$468,628
State:	$676,667

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 152
• Mobile homes: 9

Unemployment: 5.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81434

• 74.1%60Drove a car alone
• 13.6%11Walked
• 6.2%5Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81434

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 159

• Male householders: 31 (15 living alone), Female householders: 52 (27 living alone)

• 28 spouses (28 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13 children (13 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 20 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 5 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 12 2-persons

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

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BEAR COAL COMPANY INCORPORATED (3878 HIGHWAY 133 in SOMERSET, CO)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0044377, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  

• GARY CHRISTOPHER (NE SEC 8 T13S R86W in GUNNISON CNTY, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 180. Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+5.6%).

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

• This state: 62
• Northeast: 17
• Midwest: 22
• South: 40
• West: 17

60% of the 81434 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

62% of the 81434 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (250-499: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Testing Laboratories (5-9: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (1-4: 1)