Capulin, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81124
Conejos County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 303
- 8/sq mi
- $88,793
- Median income
- $79,300
- Median home value
- 20.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Capulin pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 28%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81124 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81124 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Capulin, Conejos County, Colorado, home to just 303 residents across 40.4 square miles, a density of 8 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81124 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $88,793 (0% above the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $16,171. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $79,300 (84% below the average Colorado ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Conejos County, so 81124 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 81124, Capulin, 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
303
Population
40.4
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81124?
44.8
Median Age
61.8%
Male
38.2%
Female
0.8%
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?
$88,793
Median Household Income
+0% vs state ZIP avg
$16,171
Per Capita Income
0.0%
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
88housing units
88
Total Housing Units
88
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.88
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$79,300
Median Home Value
-84% vs state ZIP avg
1988
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 81124 vs 81140 →
ZIP 81124 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 81140
La Jara (81140)
2,341 residents
- 81120
Antonito (81120)
2,267 residents
- 81124 303
Capulin (81124)
303 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 81124 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 81124 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 81124
Capulin (81124)
$88,793 median income
- 81120
Antonito (81120)
$47,546 median income
- 81140
La Jara (81140)
$46,781 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 81124 ranks the highest 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 81124, 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.