ZIP 81252 · Westcliffe
Who lives in ZIP code 81252 (Westcliffe, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Westcliffe, CO · Custer County
uszips 2026
People4,763
Median age58.7
Household income$69,527
Home value$408,574
Median rent$940/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+44.4%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,477
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
35.2% are 65 or older; 85.8% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,452.
Education (adults 25+)
51.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.4%
- Never married
- 18.5%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 2.45
- Dual-income families
- 42.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.2%
- Rent burden
- 37.2%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 21.2%
- Farmers
- 6.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.1%
- Veterans
- 13.2%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.