Saguache, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81149
Saguache County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 838
- 0/sq mi
- $57,019
- Median income
- $197,700
- Median home value
- 27.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Saguache pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 24th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 43rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 74%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81149 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81149 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado, home to just 838 residents across 2095.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81149 reports a modest median household income of $57,019 (36% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,748. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 3.9% and unemployment is 1.6%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $197,700 (59% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $1,035; owner occupancy is 73.9%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.4, 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 81149.
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 81149, Saguache, 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
838
Population
2095.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81149?
50.4
Median Age
56.7%
Male
43.3%
Female
8.2%
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?
$57,019
Median Household Income
-36% vs state ZIP avg
$33,748
Per Capita Income
3.9%
Poverty Rate
1.6%
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
621housing units
621
Total Housing Units
522
Occupied Units
99
Vacant Units
2.21
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$197,700
Median Home Value
-59% vs state ZIP avg
$1,035
Median Rent
1990
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 81149, employing approximately 81 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,944,000.
13
Businesses
81
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 4 | 30.8% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 23.1% |
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 81149, 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.