Olney Springs, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81062
Crowley County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,439
- 4/sq mi
- $56,250
- Median income
- $127,300
- Median home value
- 8.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Olney Springs pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 23rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 19th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 73%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81062 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81062 covers 625.4 square miles in Olney Springs, Crowley County, Colorado (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,439 residents on file, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81062 reports a modest median household income of $56,250 (37% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $15,673. The poverty rate is 21.9%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $127,300 (74% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $1,092; owner occupancy is 72.7%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 more in Crowley County, so 81062 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 81062, Olney Springs, 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
2,439
Population
625.4
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81062?
38.1
Median Age
77.8%
Male
22.2%
Female
2.4%
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?
$56,250
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$15,673
Per Capita Income
21.9%
Poverty Rate
4.6%
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
359housing units
359
Total Housing Units
330
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
3.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$127,300
Median Home Value
-74% vs state ZIP avg
$1,092
Median Rent
1958
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 81062, employing approximately 268 people with a combined annual payroll of $18,911,000.
6
Businesses
268
Employees
$18.9M
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 81062 vs 81033 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81033 | Crowley, CO | 155 | 8.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81062, both outside CO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (2,439 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.