Gunnison, CO
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gunnison, CO: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 9,790. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
Source:
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet GUNNISON-CO · Gunnison, CO 2 ZIPs · 9,790 pop · #10005/25278 · Gunnison County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $77,942
- RANK-UPPER #10005/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Powderhorn
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 62% owners
- POP-TOWN 9,790
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $533,200
Nearest income peer: Powderhorn, CO ( $4,306 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 Gunnison
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gunnison on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Powderhorn · lowest $73,636
Powderhorn · lowest
$73,636 median HH income
- Gunnison · this city $77,942
Gunnison · this city
$77,942 median HH income
- Crested Butte · near $87,632
Crested Butte · near
$87,632 median HH income
- Ohio City · near
Ohio City · near
$134,038 median HH income
- Somerset · near
Somerset · near
$143,074 median HH income
- Cimarron · highest
Cimarron · highest
$250,001 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, Gunnison, CO sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 40%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 9,790
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $77,942
- 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 81230 (9,075 residents). Household income $77,942 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,203 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Colorado, South Fork is the closest lower-income city and New Castle the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gunnison.
ZIP Codes in Gunnison, CO
These ZIP codes sit in Gunnison County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Gunnison. See the Gunnison County roll-up →
Gunnison sits in the lower half of Gunnison County on income: Crested Butte, Somerset and Cimarron report more, and only Powderhorn reports less. Cimarron marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 221% above Gunnison.
Side-by-side: Compare 81230 vs 81231 →
On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Gunnison, 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 →
PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency.
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.