Wiley, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81092
Prowers County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 865
- 4/sq mi
- $66,719
- Median income
- $230,700
- Median home value
- 27.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Wiley pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 41st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 48%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81092 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81092 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Wiley, Prowers County, Colorado, home to just 865 residents across 216.3 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81092 reports a modest median household income of $66,719 (25% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,772. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.1% and unemployment is 1.9%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $230,700 (52% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $938; owner occupancy is 79.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.4, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Prowers County, so 81092 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 81092, Wiley, 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
865
Population
216.3
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81092?
43.4
Median Age
46.3%
Male
53.7%
Female
2.8%
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?
$66,719
Median Household Income
-25% vs state ZIP avg
$33,772
Per Capita Income
5.1%
Poverty Rate
1.9%
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
322housing units
322
Total Housing Units
293
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
2.60
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$230,700
Median Home Value
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$938
Median Rent
1969
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 81092, employing approximately 84 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,869,000.
16
Businesses
84
Employees
$3.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 18.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 18.8% |
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 81092 vs 81057 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81057 | Mc Clave, CO | 418 | 8.7 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81092, 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.