ZIP 81520 · Clifton
Who lives in ZIP code 81520 (Clifton, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Clifton, CO · Mesa County
uszips 2026
People12,892
Median age38.4
Household income$50,283
Home value$235,325
Median rent$1,026/mo
Poverty20.9%
College degree+14.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 242 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,291
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
19.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,753.
Education (adults 25+)
43.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.3%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 18.5%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 44.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.7%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.1%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 13.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.