Kim, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81049
Las Animas County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 289
- 0/sq mi
- $44,904
- Median income
- $175,800
- Median home value
- 33.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Kim pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 37th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 62%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81049 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81049 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Kim, Las Animas County, Colorado, home to just 289 residents across 2890.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81049 reports a modest median household income of $44,904 (49% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,223. The poverty rate is 8.8%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $175,800 (64% below the average Colorado ZIP); owner occupancy is 61.5%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 33.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.8, 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 81049.
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 81049, Kim, 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
289
Population
2890.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81049?
54.8
Median Age
56.7%
Male
43.3%
Female
1.5%
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?
$44,904
Median Household Income
-49% vs state ZIP avg
$28,223
Per Capita Income
8.8%
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
168housing units
168
Total Housing Units
109
Occupied Units
59
Vacant Units
1.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$175,800
Median Home Value
-64% vs state ZIP avg
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 81049, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $776,000.
6
Businesses
21
Employees
$776K
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 81049, 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.