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Cotopaxi, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cotopaxi, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,639. 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 COTOPAXI-CO · Cotopaxi, CO 1 ZIPs · 1,639 pop · #21125/25278 · Fremont County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $51,889
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21125/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockvale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,639
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $355,800

Nearest income peer: Rockvale, CO ( $639 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 Cotopaxi

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cotopaxi 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, Cotopaxi, 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.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,639
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,889
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 ($51,889 average) · poverty 25.1%. The primary code (81223) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Colorado, Silver Plume is the closest lower-income city and Yuma the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cotopaxi.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 81223, is all of Cotopaxi

There is no split to weigh here: 81223 holds every one of Cotopaxi's 1,639 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Cotopaxi

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 70 employees , annual payroll $2,741k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81223 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Cotopaxi, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Fremont County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cotopaxi. See the Fremont County roll-up →

Cotopaxi sits in the lower half of Fremont County on income: Canon City, Florence and Penrose report more, and only Coal Creek reports less. Penrose marks the far end of that range at $90,417, 74% above Cotopaxi.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81223 1,639 $51,889 24 2
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Cotopaxi 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 Cotopaxi, .