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Howard, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howard, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 823. 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 HOWARD-CO · Howard, CO 1 ZIPs · 823 pop · #17714/25278 · Fremont County

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

  • INC-MID $60,386
  • RANK-LOWER #17714/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Canon City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 823
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $474,600

Nearest income peer: Canon City, CO (+ $3,849 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 Howard

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
823
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,386
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,386 and poverty 0.0% concentrate in 81233.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Howard as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Eads is the closest lower-income city and Avondale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Howard.

Population concentration

Howard's single ZIP 81233 carries the town

Howard is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 81233 is the entire residential footprint (823 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Howard's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 34 employees , annual payroll $1,591k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81233 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Howard, CO

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

Howard sits in the upper half of Fremont County on income: Florence, Cotopaxi and Rockvale report less, while Canon City and Penrose report more. Penrose marks the far end of that range at $90,417, 50% above Howard.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81233 823 $60,386 16 4
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Howard 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 Howard, .