Hooper, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81136
Alamosa County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 261
- 1/sq mi
- $47,448
- Median income
- $193,300
- Median home value
- 24.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hooper pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 11th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 42nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 65%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81136 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81136 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hooper, Alamosa County, Colorado, home to just 261 residents across 237.3 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81136 reports a modest median household income of $47,448 (46% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,246. Unemployment is 17.3%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $193,300 (60% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $637; owner occupancy is 65.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 24.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Alamosa County, so 81136 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 81136, Hooper, 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
261
Population
237.3
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81136?
24.2
Median Age
52.1%
Male
47.9%
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?
$47,448
Median Household Income
-46% vs state ZIP avg
$27,246
Per Capita Income
13.1%
Poverty Rate
17.3%
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
127housing units
127
Total Housing Units
107
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
2.85
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$193,300
Median Home Value
-60% vs state ZIP avg
$637
Median Rent
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 81136, employing approximately 74 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,622,000.
5
Businesses
74
Employees
$1.6M
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 81136 vs 81146 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81146 | Mosca, CO | 531 | 9.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81136, 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.