ZIP 81055 · La Veta
Who lives in ZIP code 81055 (La Veta, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Veta, CO · Huerfano County
uszips 2026
People1,559
Median age68.5
Household income$55,080
Home value$401,729
Median rent$740/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+38.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 835
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
56.8% are 65 or older; 98.1% are adults.
Household income
24.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,495.
Education (adults 25+)
32.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.7%
- Never married
- 15.5%
- Divorced
- 18.4%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.50
- Dual-income families
- 29.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 39.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 24.2%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.2%
- Veterans
- 14.3%
- With a disability
- 18.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.