Carbondale, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carbondale, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,235. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CARBONDALE-CO · Carbondale, CO 1 ZIPs · 15,235 pop · #3113/25278 · Garfield County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $109,661
  • RANK-TOP #3113/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Glenwood Springs
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,235
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $913,300

Nearest income peer: Glenwood Springs, CO ( $532 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Carbondale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carbondale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carbondale, CO sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,235
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$109,661
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $109,661 and home value $913,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 52.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carbondale as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Steamboat Springs is the closest lower-income city and Thornton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carbondale.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 81623, is all of Carbondale

There is no split to weigh here: 81623 holds every one of Carbondale's 15,235 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Carbondale's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 927 establishments, 4,901 employees , annual payroll $320,249k (~61 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81623 (927 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (182) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Carbondale, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Garfield County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carbondale. See the Garfield County roll-up →

No other city sharing Garfield County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Carbondale. Rifle, New Castle and Parachute sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Parachute marks the far end of that range at $73,278, 33% below Carbondale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81623 15,235 $109,661 927 13

Carbondale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carbondale, .