Arboles, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81121
Archuleta County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 270
- 2/sq mi
- $42,813
- Median income
- $332,000
- Median home value
- 16.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Arboles pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 29%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81121 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81121 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Arboles, Archuleta County, Colorado, home to just 270 residents across 122.7 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81121 reports a modest median household income of $42,813 (52% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,042. The poverty rate is 6.4%, with unemployment at 4.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $332,000 (31% below the average Colorado ZIP); owner occupancy is 88.9%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.1, 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 81121.
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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 81121, Arboles, 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
270
Population
122.7
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81121?
54.1
Median Age
68.6%
Male
31.4%
Female
0.0%
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?
$42,813
Median Household Income
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$31,042
Per Capita Income
6.4%
Poverty Rate
4.3%
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
230housing units
230
Total Housing Units
144
Occupied Units
86
Vacant Units
2.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$332,000
Median Home Value
-31% vs state ZIP avg
1995
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 81121, employing approximately 29 people with a combined annual payroll of $776,000.
6
Businesses
29
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 81121, 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.