ZIP 81526 · Palisade
Who lives in ZIP code 81526 (Palisade, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palisade, CO · Mesa County
uszips 2026
People5,559
Median age51.7
Household income$87,500
Home value$505,680
Median rent$1,317/mo
Poverty10.2%
College degree+35.6%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,446
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.7% are 65 or older; 83.3% are adults.
Household income
39.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,576.
Education (adults 25+)
46.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.9%
- Never married
- 19.1%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 50.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.3%
- Farmers
- 8.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 18.7%
- No health insurance
- 9.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.