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81131

Crestone, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,051
Median household income
$45,156
People below poverty
27%
Median home value
$333,500

Income

The median income of households in 81131 was $45,156. An estimated 6.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.8
$10,000 to $14,999 24.1
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 0.1
$35,000 to $49,999 23.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.2
$75,000 to $99,999 2.3
$100,000 to $149,999 7.6
$150,000 to $199,999 12
$200,000 or more 5.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36250
Female NaN

An estimated 64.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 57.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,959. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 64.3
Social Security 57.3
Retirement income 28.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0
Cash public assistance income 8.4

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 40% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 40

In 2020-2024, 26.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 56.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 81131 in 2020-2024, 83.7% had health insurance coverage and 16.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55% and public coverage was 69.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 81131 had a total population of 1,051 - 506 (48.1%) females and 545 (51.9%) males. The median age was 64.9 years. An estimated 1.9% of the population was under 18 years, 25% was 19 to 44 years, 23.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 49.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 81131 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 18 0
5 to 9 0 0
10 to 14 2 0
15 to 19 0 0
20 to 24 0 31
25 to 29 74 0
30 to 34 0 1
35 to 39 61 69
40 to 44 0 28
45 to 49 0 0
50 to 54 18 4
55 to 59 83 28
60 to 64 56 54
65 to 69 72 88
70 to 74 85 133
75 to 79 0 24
80 to 84 76 0
85 and over 0 46

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 19.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.2% of the people in 81131 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 86.3% of the people in 81131 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 775 households in 81131. The average household size was 1.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 21.3% of the households in 81131 while cohabiting couple households made up 0% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 47.2% of all households, while 31.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 35% were female householders living alone, for a total of 61.5% of all households.

In 81131, 1.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 54.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 21.3
Cohabiting Couples 0
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
47.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.6% of males and 30% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.4 6.5
Now married, except separated 44.6 30
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 10.1
Divorced 20 53.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 81131, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.5% of the people living in 81131 were U.S. natives. 18.8% of the 81131 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.5% of 81131 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 90.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 81131 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 81131.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 8.2
Europe 91.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 81131 in 2020-2024, 12.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.7% of people at least five years old; 1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 8.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 81131 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.4
Different house, same county 4.3
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 81131 was 41 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2. College or graduate school enrollment was 39.

Educational Attainment of People in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.9
High school diploma or equivalency 9.4
Some college, no degree 30.5
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 21.9
Graduate or professional degree 25.6

Disability

In 81131, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 29.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 26.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 81131, 42.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 57% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 50.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 32.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 223 50.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 46 10.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 141 32.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 81131 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 17.3
Construction 7.5
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 23.9
Other Services, except public administration 0.2
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 81131 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 288 65.6
Service occupations 31 7.1
Sales and office occupations 18 4.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 29 6.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 73 16.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 23% of 81131 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 13.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 23
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 12.3
Other means 7.6
Worked from home 45.4

In 2020-2024, 81131 had a total of 868 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.2
Mobile homes 8.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 81131 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 62.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 81131 had 775 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 93 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.3% while renters occupied 23.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.18.

11.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.7% and another 26.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 81131:

House Heating Fuel Used in 81131 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 44.6
Electricity 9.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.4
All other fuels 42.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 81131 was $333,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.1 % had a mortgage. 57.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,409 and for owners without a mortgage it was $597.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 81131 was $1,643. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.