Chama, CO
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chama, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 276. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CHAMA-CO · Chama, CO 1 ZIPs · 276 pop · #20790/25278 · Costilla County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,870
- RANK-BOTTOM #20790/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Fort Garland
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 85% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 276
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $170,400
Nearest income peer: Fort Garland, CO ( $7,037 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 Chama
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chama on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- San Luis · lowest
San Luis · lowest
$31,875 median HH income
- Blanca · near
Blanca · near
$36,487 median HH income
- Fort Garland · near
Fort Garland · near
$45,833 median HH income
- Chama · this city · highest
Chama · this city · highest
$52,870 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chama, CO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 18th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 276
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,870
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,870 average) · poverty 10.9%. The primary code (81126) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Colorado, Seibert is the closest lower-income city and Glen Haven the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chama.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 81126, is all of Chama
There is no split to weigh here: 81126 holds every one of Chama's 276 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
No ZBP establishments filed for Chama's ZIPs
Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Chama. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.
ZIP Codes in Chama, CO
These ZIP codes sit in Costilla County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chama. See the Costilla County roll-up →
No other city sharing Costilla County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chama. San Luis, Fort Garland and Blanca sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. San Luis marks the far end of that range at $31,875, 40% below Chama.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81126 | 276 | $52,870 | n/a | 6 |
Chama 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 Chama, .