ZIP code 81521: income, home prices and cost of living

The median household income in ZIP 81521 is $73,826, which is 10% below the Colorado median of $81,658 and 7% above the national figure. The typical home is valued at $360,800, and the median rent is $1,328/month. 80.3% of households own their home.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). Latest observation ACS 2022.

Median household income

$73,826

Colorado average
$81,65810%
National
$68,7507%

Median home value

$360,800

Colorado average
$430,70016%
National
$209,60072%

Median gross rent

$1,328

Colorado average
$1,4549%
National
$98435%

Median age

41.5 yrs

Colorado average
39.5 yrs5%
National
41.0 yrs1%

Homeownership rate

80.3%

Colorado average
72.6%11%
National
75.8%6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.8%

Colorado average
23.6%3%
National
15.9%43%

How ZIP 81521 compares with Colorado and the U.S.

State and national bars are the median across ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year), 2022.

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Methodology

Figures describe ZIP Code Tabulation Area 81521, the Census Bureau's statistical approximation of the ZIP code. Values are median estimates for the five-year period ending 2022.

State and national benchmarks are the median of all ZCTAs in that geography with at least 1,000 residents, computed by us from the same public dataset.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.