ZIP 81242 · Poncha Springs
Who lives in ZIP code 81242 (Poncha Springs, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Poncha Springs, CO · Chaffee County
uszips 2026
People807
Median age52.7
Household income$95,865
Home value$486,120
Median rent$1,765/mo
Poverty0.5%
College degree+34.4%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 492
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.9% are 65 or older; 91.6% are adults.
Household income
43.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,500.
Education (adults 25+)
38.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.8%
- Never married
- 8.6%
- Divorced
- 19.0%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 2.13
- Dual-income families
- 75.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.3%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 15.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.6%
- Veterans
- 15.8%
- With a disability
- 8.8%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.