Swink, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81077
Otero County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 532
- 451/sq mi
- $48,897
- Median income
- $174,500
- Median home value
- 22.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Swink pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 13th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 36th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 451
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81077 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81077 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Swink, Otero County, Colorado, home to just 532 residents across 1.2 square miles, a density of 451 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81077 reports a modest median household income of $48,897 (45% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,955. The poverty rate is 9.5%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $174,500 (64% below the average Colorado ZIP); owner occupancy is 91.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Otero County, so 81077 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 81077, Swink, 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
532
Population
1.2
Area (sq mi)
451
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81077?
33.3
Median Age
34.0%
Male
66.0%
Female
2.3%
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?
$48,897
Median Household Income
-45% vs state ZIP avg
$37,955
Per Capita Income
9.5%
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
285housing units
285
Total Housing Units
257
Occupied Units
28
Vacant Units
2.21
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$174,500
Median Home Value
-64% vs state ZIP avg
1962
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 81077, employing approximately 51 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,092,000.
8
Businesses
51
Employees
$2.1M
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 81077 vs 81030 →
ZIP 81077 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 81050
La Junta (81050)
9,894 residents
- 81077 532
Swink (81077)
532 residents
- 81030 193
Cheraw (81030)
193 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 81077 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 81077 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 81050
La Junta (81050)
$57,180 median income
- 81077
Swink (81077)
$48,897 median income
- 81030
Cheraw (81030)
$40,625 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 81077 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81077, 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.