ZIP Code 81526

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mesa County, Colorado.

Population: 5,397
Median household income: $83,316
Median home value: $449,300

ZIP Code 81526 (Mesa County, Colorado) is home to about 5,397 residents. The median household income of $83,316 is above the Mesa County median ($71,485).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 81526's population held roughly steady from 5,439 to 5,397, while its median gross rent rose 42.2% from $857 to $1,219.

The median gross rent is $1,219. 34.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,397
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $83,316
Median home value: $449,300
Median gross rent: $1,219
Housing units: 2,573
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4395,397

Median household income

$55,938$83,316

Median home value

$323,700$449,300

Median gross rent

$857$1,219

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,439	$55,938	$323,700	$857
2020	5,789	$51,156	$325,500	$848
2021	5,065	$73,036	$351,300	$928
2022	5,110	$79,801	$384,000	$1,038
2023	5,397	$83,316	$449,300	$1,219

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6422.4%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	2.5%
5 to 17	740	13.7%
18 to 24	280	5.2%
25 to 34	398	7.4%
35 to 44	742	13.7%
45 to 54	673	12.5%
55 to 64	1,207	22.4%
65 to 74	795	14.7%
75 and over	426	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,804	89.0%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.3%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.3%
Two or more races	103	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	446	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	375	8.8%
High school graduate	1,099	25.9%
Some college or associate's	1,295	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	966	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	506	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,612	62.6%
Carpooled	81	3.1%
Public transit	23	0.9%
Walked	157	6.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	639	24.8%
Other means	64	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	417	21.5%
15 to 29 min	978	50.5%
30 to 44 min	206	10.6%
45 to 59 min	103	5.3%
60+ min	233	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 11.9% (632 of 5,315)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,548	66.6%
Nonfamily households	775	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,323	90.3%
Vacant	250	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,766	76.0%
Renter-occupied	557	24.0%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,857	72.2%
1-unit, attached	20	0.8%
2 to 4 units	234	9.1%
5 to 19 units	182	7.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	280	10.9%

ZIP Code 81526

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