Crested Butte, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crested Butte, CO: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 4,398. 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 CRESTED-BUTTE-CO · Crested Butte, CO 2 ZIPs · 4,398 pop · #6984/25278 · Gunnison County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $87,632
  • RANK-UPPER #6984/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Gunnison
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,398
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 81225→81224
  • HOME-TOP $739,450

Nearest income peer: Gunnison, CO ( $9,690 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 Crested Butte

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crested Butte 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 2026-08-06

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Crested Butte, CO sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,398
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,632
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 81224 (3,446 residents). Household income $87,632 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Crested Butte as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, La Salle is the closest lower-income city and Kremmling the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Crested Butte.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Crested Butte differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 81225 has a median home value of $555,300, compared with $923,600 in 81224. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

81225 to 81224

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

81225 to 81224

Poverty-rate spread
5.4 points

81224 to 81225

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

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ZIP Codes in Crested Butte, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Gunnison County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Crested Butte. See the Gunnison County roll-up →

Crested Butte lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Gunnison County: Somerset, Cimarron and Ohio City earn more and Gunnison and Powderhorn earn less. Cimarron marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 185% above Crested Butte.

Side-by-side: Compare 81224 vs 81225 →

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
81224 3,446 9 America/Denver
81225 952 5 America/Denver

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Crested Butte, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.