ZIP 81527 · Whitewater
Who lives in ZIP code 81527 (Whitewater, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whitewater, CO · Mesa County
uszips 2026
People1,462
Median age54.2
Household income$76,815
Home value$425,094
Median rent$1,289/mo
Poverty2.4%
College degree+27.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 593
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.9% are 65 or older; 94.2% are adults.
Household income
45.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,797.
Education (adults 25+)
39.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.2%
- Never married
- 20.1%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 1.9%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 56.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.5%
- Rent burden
- 15.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.3%
- Unemployment
- 10.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.7%
- Farmers
- 5.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 15.3%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 12.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.