ZIP 81240 · Penrose
Who lives in ZIP code 81240 (Penrose, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Penrose, CO · Fremont County
uszips 2026
People4,800
Median age43.2
Household income$90,417
Home value$312,941
Median rent$1,252/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+34.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cañon City, CO (micro)
- Wider region
- Pueblo-Cañon City, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,759
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
40.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,106.
Education (adults 25+)
50.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.9%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 3.49
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 53% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 9.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.8%
- Veterans
- 13.0%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.