ZIP Code 81520

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mesa County, Colorado.

Population: 13,454
Median household income: $50,769
Median home value: $228,000

ZIP Code 81520 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mesa County, Colorado, home to about 13,454 residents. The median household income of $50,769 is below the Mesa County median ($71,485).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 81520's population declined 4.4% from 14,080 to 13,454, while its median gross rent rose 19.7% from $846 to $1,013.

11.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,454
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,769
Median home value: $228,000
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 5,411
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,08013,454

Median household income

$41,250$50,769

Median home value

$142,200$228,000

Median gross rent

$846$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,080	$41,250	$142,200	$846
2020	14,337	$47,408	$156,100	$958
2021	14,023	$49,677	$165,300	$970
2022	13,682	$49,796	$198,500	$1,026
2023	13,454	$50,769	$228,000	$1,013

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	871	6.5%
5 to 17	2,243	16.7%
18 to 24	1,300	9.7%
25 to 34	1,916	14.2%
35 to 44	2,134	15.9%
45 to 54	1,607	11.9%
55 to 64	1,453	10.8%
65 to 74	1,249	9.3%
75 and over	681	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,755	72.5%
Black or African American	108	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.2%
Asian	370	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	127	0.9%
Two or more races	303	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,766	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,710	18.9%
High school graduate	3,061	33.9%
Some college or associate's	3,237	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	788	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	244	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,515	72.4%
Carpooled	606	9.7%
Public transit	81	1.3%
Walked	194	3.1%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	727	11.7%
Other means	109	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,899	34.4%
15 to 29 min	3,026	54.9%
30 to 44 min	193	3.5%
45 to 59 min	82	1.5%
60+ min	313	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 19.1% (2,561 of 13,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,440	66.1%
Nonfamily households	1,767	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,207	96.2%
Vacant	204	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,418	65.6%
Renter-occupied	1,789	34.4%

1-unit, detached53.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,912	53.8%
1-unit, attached	162	3.0%
2 to 4 units	959	17.7%
5 to 19 units	126	2.3%
20 or more units	83	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1,169	21.6%

ZIP Code 81520

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