Montezuma Creek, UT · standard
ZIP Code 84534
San Juan County, Utah - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,654
- 2/sq mi
- $47,708
- Median income
- $62,000
- Median home value
- 9.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Montezuma Creek pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 84534 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 84534 covers 1153.9 square miles in Montezuma Creek, San Juan County, Utah (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,654 residents on file, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 84534 reports a modest median household income of $47,708 (45% below the average Utah ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,586. Economic pressure is pronounced: 29.8% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 22.2%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $62,000 (86% below the average Utah ZIP), and median rent is $796; owner occupancy is 81.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.4, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Utah and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 84534.
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 84534, Montezuma Creek, UT · 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
2,654
Population
1153.9
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 84534?
32.4
Median Age
46.1%
Male
53.9%
Female
0.3%
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?
$47,708
Median Household Income
-45% vs state ZIP avg
$19,586
Per Capita Income
29.8%
Poverty Rate
22.2%
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
1,010housing units
1,010
Total Housing Units
746
Occupied Units
264
Vacant Units
3.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$62,000
Median Home Value
-86% vs state ZIP avg
$796
Median Rent
1992
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 84534, employing approximately 383 people with a combined annual payroll of $30,758,000.
10
Businesses
383
Employees
$30.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 30.0% |
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 84534, both outside UT so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (2,654 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.