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Parachute, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Parachute, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,957. 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 PARACHUTE-CO · Parachute, CO 1 ZIPs · 5,957 pop · #11866/25278 · Garfield County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,278
  • RANK-MID #11866/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under New Castle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,957
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $311,200

Nearest income peer: New Castle, CO (+ $5,074 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 Parachute

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,957
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,278
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 81635 (5,957 residents). Household income $73,278 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Parachute as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 81635, is all of Parachute

There is no split to weigh here: 81635 holds every one of Parachute's 5,957 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Parachute's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 101 establishments, 935 employees , annual payroll $74,086k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81635 (101 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Parachute, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Garfield County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Parachute. See the Garfield County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Garfield County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Parachute, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Rifle among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Carbondale marks the far end of that range at $109,661, 50% above Parachute.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81635 5,957 $73,278 101 8
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Parachute 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 Parachute, .