Cheraw, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81030
Otero County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 193
- 197/sq mi
- $40,625
- Median income
- $110,700
- Median home value
- 8.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Cheraw pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 13th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 197
- people per sq mi
- 72%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81030 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81030 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Cheraw, Otero County, Colorado, home to just 193 residents across 1.0 square miles, a density of 197 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81030 reports a modest median household income of $40,625 (54% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,389. The poverty rate is 16.9%, with unemployment at 7.4%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $110,700 (77% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $1,083; owner occupancy is 71.8%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Otero County, so 81030 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 81030, Cheraw, 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
193
Population
1.0
Area (sq mi)
197
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81030?
61.5
Median Age
52.0%
Male
48.0%
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?
$40,625
Median Household Income
-54% vs state ZIP avg
$27,389
Per Capita Income
16.9%
Poverty Rate
7.4%
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
78housing units
78
Total Housing Units
78
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.90
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$110,700
Median Home Value
-77% vs state ZIP avg
$1,083
Median Rent
1940
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 81030, employing approximately 7 people with a combined annual payroll of $200,000.
3
Businesses
7
Employees
$200K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 81030 vs 81077 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81077 | Swink, CO | 532 | 8.4 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81030, 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.