Sugar City, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81076
Crowley County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 418
- 1/sq mi
- $48,563
- Median income
- $113,800
- Median home value
- 18.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sugar City pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81076 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81076 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sugar City, Crowley County, Colorado, home to just 418 residents across 696.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81076 reports a modest median household income of $48,563 (45% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $43,300. The poverty rate is 20.9%, 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 $113,800 (77% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $838; owner occupancy is 77.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.3, and the average commute is 27 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Colorado and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 81076.
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 81076, Sugar City, 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
418
Population
696.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81076?
46.3
Median Age
56.0%
Male
44.0%
Female
3.0%
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?
$48,563
Median Household Income
-45% vs state ZIP avg
$43,300
Per Capita Income
20.9%
Poverty Rate
0.7%
Unemployment Rate
27.3 min
Mean Commute Time
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
240housing units
240
Total Housing Units
211
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
2.85
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$113,800
Median Home Value
-77% vs state ZIP avg
$838
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 3 business establishments in ZIP 81076, employing approximately 16 people with a combined annual payroll of $625,000.
3
Businesses
16
Employees
$625K
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 81076, 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.