Merino, CO · standard
ZIP Code 80741
Logan County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 935
- 2/sq mi
- $85,227
- Median income
- $261,500
- Median home value
- 31.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Merino pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 32%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 40%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 80741 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 80741 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Merino, Logan County, Colorado, home to just 935 residents across 584.4 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 80741 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $85,227 (4% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $53,276. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 6.2% and unemployment is 2.4%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $261,500 (46% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $1,161; owner occupancy is 79.7%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 31.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.8, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Colorado and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 80741.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 80741, Merino, CO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
935
Population
584.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 80741?
39.8
Median Age
58.8%
Male
41.2%
Female
0.6%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$85,227
Median Household Income
-4% vs state ZIP avg
$53,276
Per Capita Income
6.2%
Poverty Rate
2.4%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
403housing units
403
Total Housing Units
374
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
2.50
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$261,500
Median Home Value
-46% vs state ZIP avg
$1,161
Median Rent
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 17 business establishments in ZIP 80741, employing approximately 56 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,174,000.
17
Businesses
56
Employees
$2.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 17.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 80741, both outside CO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.