Paradox, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81429
Montrose County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 181
- 0/sq mi
- $69,000
- Median income
- 12.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Paradox pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 45th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81429 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81429 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Paradox, Montrose County, Colorado, home to just 181 residents across 603.3 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81429 reports a modest median household income of $69,000 (22% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $41,178. Unemployment is 10.4%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 66.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Montrose County, so 81429 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 81429, Paradox, 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
181
Population
603.3
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81429?
66.8
Median Age
65.1%
Male
34.9%
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?
$69,000
Median Household Income
-22% vs state ZIP avg
$41,178
Per Capita Income
10.9%
Poverty Rate
10.4%
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
70housing units
70
Total Housing Units
44
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
2.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 81429 vs 81411 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81411 | Bedrock, CO | 55 | 7.2 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81429, 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.