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81611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 81611 covers Aspen, Colorado, with a population of about 9,232 and a median household income of $95,708.

Population
9,23230 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,708about the Colorado median
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$3,474,795up 34% in five years
Median rent
$1,8221.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
68.2%33.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.9%2.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,196

Where 81611 is

Aspen, 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

Population9,232
Median age43.5
Family households44.1%
Born outside the US14.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home18%
White (non-Hispanic)80.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino10.1%
Veterans4.7%
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$95,708
Income per person$119,431
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k0.4%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more24.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,740
Mean adjusted gross income$391,214
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.3%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more17.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,822
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied62.9%
Vacant homes32.7%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house27%
Attached house13.3%
2 to 4 units14.5%
5 to 19 units24.6%
20 or more units17.9%
Mobile home2.7%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$3,474,795as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.5%
Typical asking rent$23,908as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$3,474,795$866,909

$866,909 in 2000 to $3,474,795 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home19.1%
Drives to work alone39.9%
Takes public transport10.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.2%
Health

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

Obesity20.9% 12.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12% 8.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13% 12.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.6% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,196
People employed12,193
Annual payroll$759,079,000
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 99.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.7 out of 100
Community resilience57.8 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.

Landslide99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought66.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity47.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.8Very 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$95,708$92,470$78,538
Income per person$119,431$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,822$1,693$1,348
Homeownership62.9%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate2%4.5%5.2%
Works from home19.1%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US14.6%9.6%13.9%
Median age43.537.538.7
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 stationASPEN 1SW, CO US1.7 km away
Rain in a year24 in
Snow in a year171 in

Average high and low by month

January32°F / 9.9°F1.93 in rain, 28.1 in snow
February35.3°F / 12.5°F2.23 in rain, 28.3 in snow
March42.7°F / 19.8°F2.59 in rain, 26.9 in snow
April49.7°F / 26.6°F2.68 in rain, 20.9 in snow
May60°F / 35°F2.17 in rain, 7 in snow
June70.6°F / 42.2°F1.06 in rain, 0.4 in snow
July75.5°F / 48.1°F1.97 in rain
August73.1°F / 47.1°F1.75 in rain
September66.9°F / 40°F1.89 in rain, 1 in snow
October55.2°F / 29.8°F2.09 in rain, 10.2 in snow
November41.6°F / 19.4°F2.09 in rain, 20.5 in snow
December31.9°F / 10.3°F2 in rain, 27.5 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Aspen School District 199.1% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

81612 Aspen, CO6 km away
81615 Snowmass Village, CO9.8 km away
81656 Woody Creek, CO11.7 km away
81654 Snowmass, CO18.1 km away
81642 Meredith, CO19.8 km away
81621 Basalt, CO23.2 km away
81623 Carbondale, CO33.4 km away
81251 Twin Lakes, CO34.6 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.

Pitkin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area305.58 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1951, -106.8236

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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