Boncarbo, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81024
Las Animas County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 134
- 1/sq mi
- $31,292
- Median income
- $237,500
- Median home value
- 9.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Boncarbo pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 2nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 46%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81024 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81024 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Boncarbo, Las Animas County, Colorado, home to just 134 residents across 111.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81024 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $31,292 (65% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $20,268. The poverty rate is 16.8%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $237,500 (51% below the average Colorado ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.8, 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 81024.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
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 81024, Boncarbo, 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
134
Population
111.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81024?
44.8
Median Age
26.2%
Male
73.8%
Female
0.0%
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?
$31,292
Median Household Income
-65% vs state ZIP avg
$20,268
Per Capita Income
16.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
164housing units
164
Total Housing Units
81
Occupied Units
83
Vacant Units
1.84
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$237,500
Median Home Value
-51% vs state ZIP avg
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 81024, employing approximately 2 people with a combined annual payroll of $55,000.
3
Businesses
2
Employees
$55K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 81024, 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.