Hesperus, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hesperus, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,193. 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 HESPERUS-CO · Hesperus, CO 1 ZIPs · 2,193 pop · #9216/25278 · La Plata County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $80,089
  • RANK-UPPER #9216/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Durango
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,193
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $558,600

Nearest income peer: Durango, CO (+ $5,934 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 Hesperus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hesperus 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, Hesperus, CO sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,193
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,089
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 (1) - lead code 81326 (2,193 residents). Household income $80,089 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Colorado, Deer Trail is the closest lower-income city and Salida the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hesperus.

Population concentration

Hesperus's single ZIP 81326 carries the town

Hesperus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 81326 is the entire residential footprint (2,193 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Hesperus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 305 employees , annual payroll $17,409k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81326 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hesperus, CO

These ZIP codes sit in La Plata County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hesperus. See the La Plata County roll-up →

Hesperus sits in the lower half of La Plata County on income: Durango and Bayfield report more, and only Ignacio reports less. Ignacio marks the far end of that range at $63,860, 20% below Hesperus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81326 2,193 $80,089 56 3

Hesperus 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 Hesperus, .