ZIP 81621 · Basalt
Who lives in ZIP code 81621 (Basalt, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Basalt, CO · Eagle County
uszips 2026
People6,550
Median age42.2
Household income$104,754
Home value$1,027,786
Median rent$2,316/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+59.1%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Edwards, CO (micro)
- Wider region
- Edwards-Rifle, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,788
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.5% are 65 or older; 82.1% are adults.
Household income
55.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $60,584.
Education (adults 25+)
47.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.2%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 76.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.4%
- Rent burden
- 22.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 23.7%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 7.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.4%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.