ZIP Code 81506

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mesa County, Colorado.

Population: 11,840
Median household income: $76,464
Median home value: $428,000

Covering part of Mesa County, Colorado, ZIP Code 81506 has about 11,840 residents. Its median household income of $76,464 runs above the Mesa County figure of $71,485.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 81506's population declined 3.7% from 12,298 to 11,840, while its median gross rent rose 13.6% from $1,066 to $1,211.

The largest age group is 75 and over, 16.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,840
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $76,464
Median home value: $428,000
Median gross rent: $1,211
Housing units: 5,737
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,29811,840

Median household income

$54,155$76,464

Median home value

$295,300$428,000

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,298	$54,155	$295,300	$1,066
2020	11,895	$63,565	$317,400	$975
2021	11,504	$74,136	$333,100	$962
2022	11,879	$80,570	$389,900	$1,068
2023	11,840	$76,464	$428,000	$1,211

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over16.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	323	2.7%
5 to 17	1,659	14.0%
18 to 24	947	8.0%
25 to 34	1,266	10.7%
35 to 44	1,394	11.8%
45 to 54	903	7.6%
55 to 64	1,499	12.7%
65 to 74	1,882	15.9%
75 and over	1,967	16.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,988	84.4%
Black or African American	89	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	122	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	127	1.1%
Two or more races	393	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,121	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	437	4.9%
High school graduate	1,599	17.9%
Some college or associate's	3,037	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,378	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,460	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,972	71.9%
Carpooled	619	11.2%
Public transit	34	0.6%
Walked	77	1.4%
Bicycle	58	1.0%
Worked from home	645	11.7%
Other means	122	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,616	53.6%
15 to 29 min	1,948	39.9%
30 to 44 min	117	2.4%
45 to 59 min	85	1.7%
60+ min	116	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 8.3% (953 of 11,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,974	55.8%
Nonfamily households	2,354	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,328	92.9%
Vacant	409	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,278	61.5%
Renter-occupied	2,050	38.5%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units19.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,119	54.4%
1-unit, attached	470	8.2%
2 to 4 units	374	6.5%
5 to 19 units	654	11.4%
20 or more units	1,120	19.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 81506

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