Powderhorn, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81243
Gunnison County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 93
- 0/sq mi
- $73,636
- Median income
- $463,900
- Median home value
- 52.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Powderhorn pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 47%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 15%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81243 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81243 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Powderhorn, Gunnison County, Colorado, home to just 93 residents across 930.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
With fewer than 100 residents on file, this page keeps the Census figures below and skips the multi-chart expansion used on larger ZIPs. Small-N ACS estimates are already unstable enough without padding the page around them. Median household income is $73,636.
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 81243, Powderhorn, 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
93
Population
930.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81243?
66.5
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$73,636
Median Household Income
-17% vs state ZIP avg
$37,021
Per Capita Income
2.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
265housing units
265
Total Housing Units
90
Occupied Units
175
Vacant Units
1.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$463,900
Median Home Value
-4% vs state ZIP avg
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 81243, employing approximately 7 people with a combined annual payroll of $460,000.
4
Businesses
7
Employees
$460K
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 81243, 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.