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81149 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 81149 covers Saguache, Colorado, with a population of about 995 and a median household income of $54,727.

Population
9952 per square mile
Median age
55.316.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,72741% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$279,311up 11.2% in five years
Degree or higher
22.2%12.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.1%5.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 81149 is

Saguache, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population995
Median age55.3
Family households38.1%
Born outside the US9.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.1%
White (non-Hispanic)55.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.3%
Hispanic or Latino27.6%
Veterans12.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$54,727
Income per person$30,718
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k7.2%
$25–30k12.8%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k18.1%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k2.5%
$150–200k1.5%
$200k or more1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$41,779
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied70.1%
Vacant homes14.5%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house57%
2 to 4 units9.1%
5 to 19 units6.8%
Mobile home27%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$279,311as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$293,192$96,600

$96,600 in 2004 to $279,311 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone67.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity27.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed84
Annual payroll$1,723,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 89.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss87.6 out of 100
Community resilience6.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Lightning99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity40.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$54,727$92,470$78,538
Income per person$30,718$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,693$1,348
Homeownership70.1%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%4.5%5.2%
Works from home3.2%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.6%9.6%13.9%
Median age55.337.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAGUACHE, CO US4 km away
Rain in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January35.5°F / 7°F0.2 in rain
February41.2°F / 11.4°F0.26 in rain
March51.1°F / 21.5°F0.39 in rain
April59.3°F / 26.9°F0.7 in rain
May68°F / 36.4°F0.53 in rain
June77.5°F / 43.6°F0.62 in rain
July80.2°F / 49.6°F1.29 in rain
August78.7°F / 48.7°F1.86 in rain
September73.4°F / 40.4°F0.99 in rain
October62.1°F / 29.7°F0.66 in rain
November48.7°F / 19.6°F0.58 in rain
December35.9°F / 7.5°F0.31 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mountain Valley School District RE-193.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Moffat School District 25.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

81155 Villa Grove, CO23 km away
81143 Moffat, CO30.9 km away
81248 Sargents, CO39.4 km away
81125 Center, CO41.3 km away
81131 Crestone, CO46.6 km away
81242 Poncha Springs, CO47.2 km away
81222 Coaldale, CO47.4 km away
81136 Hooper, CO50 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Saguache County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area661.26 sq mi
Water area0.4 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0977, -106.1876

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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