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Paonia, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paonia, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,701. 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 PAONIA-CO · Paonia, CO 1 ZIPs · 3,701 pop · #10785/25278 · Delta County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,799
  • RANK-MID #10785/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Austin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,701
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $432,700

Nearest income peer: Austin, CO ( $7,973 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 Paonia

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

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,701
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,799
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 81428 (3,701 residents). Household income $75,799 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Paonia as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Paonia's single ZIP 81428 carries the town

Paonia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 81428 is the entire residential footprint (3,701 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 Paonia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 127 establishments, 550 employees , annual payroll $22,293k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81428 (127 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (15) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Paonia, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Delta County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Paonia. See the Delta County roll-up →

No other city sharing Delta County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Paonia. Delta, Cedaredge and Hotchkiss sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Delta marks the far end of that range at $50,243, 34% below Paonia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81428 3,701 $75,799 127 7
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Paonia 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 Paonia, .