ZIP 81326 · Hesperus
Who lives in ZIP code 81326 (Hesperus, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hesperus, CO · La Plata County
uszips 2026
People2,621
Median age52.2
Household income$80,089
Home value$574,874
Median rent$1,332/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+44.8%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Durango, CO (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,147
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.1% are 65 or older; 86.4% are adults.
Household income
39.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,088.
Education (adults 25+)
56.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.0%
- Never married
- 20.3%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.57
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- 23.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 19.6%
- Farmers
- 9.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.8%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.