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Whitewater, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whitewater, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,073. 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 WHITEWATER-CO · Whitewater, CO 1 ZIPs · 2,073 pop · #10405/25278 · Mesa County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,815
  • RANK-MID #10405/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Grand Junction
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,073
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $425,600

Nearest income peer: Grand Junction, CO (+ $2,633 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 Whitewater

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

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,073
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,815
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 81527 (2,073 residents). Household income $76,815 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whitewater as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Burlington is the closest lower-income city and South Fork the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whitewater.

Population concentration

Whitewater's single ZIP 81527 carries the town

Whitewater is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 81527 is the entire residential footprint (2,073 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Whitewater

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 70 employees , annual payroll $2,714k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 81527 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Transportation and warehousing · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Whitewater, CO

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

Whitewater sits in the lower half of Mesa County on income: Grand Junction, Fruita and Palisade report more, Clifton, De Beque and Molina report less. Mack marks the far end of that range at $113,796, 48% above Whitewater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
81527 2,073 $76,815 29 1
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Whitewater 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 Whitewater, .