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Colorado (CO)Gunnison County970

ZIP Code 81243 — Powderhorn, CO

Gunnison County

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174

Population

$73.6K

Median income

per household

$463.9K

Home value

2.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $73.6K.
  • Median home value: $463.9K (top quartile vs US ZIP codes).
  • Poverty rate: 2.3% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US ZIP codes).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

2 of 4 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Housing stretch: typical home values are about 6.3× the median household income.

Median household income

$73.6K

U.S.

$81K

Per-capita income

$37K

U.S.

$45K

Median home value

$463.9K

U.S.

$333K

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

100.0%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

0.0%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Home-Value-to-Income

6.3×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
43.3%
$50–100k
21.1%
$100–200k
35.6%
$200k+
0.0%

Health

6 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

CDC PLACES modeled ZCTA-level estimates (adult prevalence).

Obesity

25.0%

U.S.

33.3%

Diabetes

10.2%

U.S.

12.0%

Current smoking

10.6%

U.S.

13.1%

Connectivity

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

86.7%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

36.3%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

36.0%

U.S.

77.4%

Learning

Education metrics come from ACS 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs).

Bachelor's degree+ (age 25+)

52.7%

U.S.

35.7%

A high share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher often correlates with higher-paying jobs and knowledge-economy industries.

ZIP-level estimates can have higher margins of error than county/state totals; treat small differences as noise.

School districts

Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J

Map

ZIP 81243

Powderhorn, CO

Population

174

Area

298.2 sq mi

Density

0.6/sq mi

Neighbors

812208123081235
More Details

Census Tracts

1 tracts overlap this ZIP. Hover over segments to explore.

100%

Tract 9639

100%

Total tracts: 1Coverage: 100.0%

Representation

U.S. House

ZIP codes can span multiple congressional districts. Overlap percentages are approximate by land area. Verify by address.

100%

CO-3

100%

Districts: 1Coverage: 100.0%

Data freshness

ACS 5-Year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile
2025-11-24
Page Updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year)HUD USPS ZIP crosswalkUS Census TIGER/Line (geometry inputs)US Census TIGER/Line (school districts)US Census Bureau (ZCTA-to-tract relationship, 2020)US Census Bureau (2020 ZCTA-to-congressional-district relationship file, CD119)CDC PLACES (ZCTA)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ZIP pages use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), not USPS delivery routes.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.
  • Overlap percentages (tracts and districts) are derived from map geometry and are approximate.

Data accuracy & methodology

ZIP pages combine 2020–2024 ACS 5-year ZCTA estimates with other public datasets when available (see Sources). Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data, not ACS. ZIP-level estimates can have higher margins of error than county/state totals; treat small differences as statistical noise rather than precise changes.