Moffat, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81143
Saguache County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 672
- 1/sq mi
- $30,915
- Median income
- $168,600
- Median home value
- 26.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Moffat pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 2nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81143 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81143 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado, home to just 672 residents across 840.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81143 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $30,915 (65% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $23,780. Economic pressure is pronounced: 38.4% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 16.5%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $168,600 (65% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $917; owner occupancy is 80.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.6, 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 81143.
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 81143, Moffat, 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
672
Population
840.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81143?
48.6
Median Age
58.2%
Male
41.8%
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?
$30,915
Median Household Income
-65% vs state ZIP avg
$23,780
Per Capita Income
38.4%
Poverty Rate
16.5%
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
491housing units
491
Total Housing Units
404
Occupied Units
87
Vacant Units
1.97
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$168,600
Median Home Value
-65% vs state ZIP avg
$917
Median Rent
2003
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 81143, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $806,000.
10
Businesses
21
Employees
$806K
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 81143, 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.