Placerville, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81430
San Miguel County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 727
- 1/sq mi
- $74,148
- Median income
- $1,234,800
- Median home value
- 57.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Placerville pairs an above-median household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 47%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 1%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81430 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81430 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado, home to just 727 residents across 660.9 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81430 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $74,148 (16% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $87,985. The poverty rate is 8.8%, with unemployment at 6.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $1,234,800 (155% above the average Colorado ZIP), while 84.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $1,952.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 57.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.1, 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 81430.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 81430
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Placerville, CO
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 81430.
- Construction
Construction
11 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
10 establishments
- Real estate and rental and leasing
Real estate and rental and leasing
8 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 81430, Placerville, 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
727
Population
660.9
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81430?
52.1
Median Age
55.8%
Male
44.2%
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?
$74,148
Median Household Income
-16% vs state ZIP avg
$87,985
Per Capita Income
8.8%
Poverty Rate
6.0%
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
629housing units
629
Total Housing Units
357
Occupied Units
272
Vacant Units
1.98
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$1,234,800
Median Home Value
+155% vs state ZIP avg
$1,952
Median Rent
1994
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 41 business establishments in ZIP 81430, employing approximately 127 people with a combined annual payroll of $10,130,000.
41
Businesses
127
Employees
$10.1M
Annual Payroll
3
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 11 | 26.8% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 10 | 24.4% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 8 | 19.5% |
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 81430, 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.