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Palisade, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palisade, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,321. 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 PALISADE-CO · Palisade, CO 1 ZIPs · 5,321 pop · #7030/25278 · Mesa County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $87,500
  • RANK-UPPER #7030/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fruita
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $501,800

Nearest income peer: Fruita, CO (+ $958 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 Palisade

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,500
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 81526 (5,321 residents). Household income $87,500 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palisade as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 81526, is all of Palisade

There is no split to weigh here: 81526 holds every one of Palisade's 5,321 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Palisade's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 153 establishments, 1,089 employees , annual payroll $40,982k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81526 (153 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (26) · also Manufacturing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Palisade, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Mesa County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palisade. See the Mesa County roll-up →

Palisade lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Mesa County: Loma, Collbran and Mack earn more and Grand Junction, Clifton and Whitewater earn less. Clifton marks the far end of that range at $50,283, 43% below Palisade.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81526 5,321 $87,500 153 40
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Palisade 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 Palisade, .