ZIP 81144 · Monte Vista
Who lives in ZIP code 81144 (Monte Vista, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Monte Vista, CO · Rio Grande County
uszips 2026
People6,543
Median age38.7
Household income$64,662
Home value$235,812
Median rent$941/mo
Poverty21.9%
College degree+33.7%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,779
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 76.6% are adults.
Household income
33.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,632.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
53.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.2%
- Never married
- 22.0%
- Divorced
- 19.4%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 52.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.7%
- Rent burden
- 43.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 13.8%
- Self-employed
- 15.7%
- Farmers
- 5.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 3.5%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 12.6%
- Limited English
- 6.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.