ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Colorado

ZIP Code 81211: Chaffee County, CO

ZIP Code 81211 (Chaffee County, Colorado) has an estimated 8,302 residents in 3,876 households. The median household income is $88,083, the median home value is $677,400 and the median gross rent is $1,849/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

8,302

Margin of error ±499

Median household income

$88,083

Margin of error ±$20,081

Median home value

$677,400

Margin of error ±$43,336

Median gross rent

$1,849/mo

Margin of error ±$411

Median age

48.3 yrs

Margin of error ±3.6 yrs

Mean travel time to work

19.7 min

Margin of error ±5.5 min

How ZIP 81211 compares with Colorado and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 8121148.3 yrsColorado37.7 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 81211$88,083Colorado$95,470United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 81211$45,070Colorado$52,636United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 812116.6%Colorado9.4%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 8121110.1%Colorado4.6%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 8121139.0%Colorado45.7%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 81211$677,400Colorado$539,400United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 81211$1,849/moColorado$1,761/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 8121173.0%Colorado66.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 8121119.7 minColorado25.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 8121119.1%Colorado21.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 81211

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 81211 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 81211	Margin of error	Colorado	United States
Total population	8,302	±499	5,862,189	334,922,499
Median age	48.3 yrs	±3.6 yrs	37.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	3,876	±364	2,374,218	129,227,496
Median household income	$88,083	±$20,081	$95,470	$80,734
Per capita income	$45,070	±$6,081	$52,636	$44,673
Poverty rate	6.6%	±3.4 pts	9.4%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	±7.6 pts	4.6%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	±5.2 pts	45.7%	35.7%
Median home value	$677,400	±$43,336	$539,400	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,849/mo	±$411	$1,761/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	73.0%	±7.5 pts	66.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	19.7 min	±5.5 min	25.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	19.1%	±6.1 pts	21.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 81211
Group	ZIP 81211	Colorado	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	83.5%	64.8%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.8%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.2%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	9.8%	22.5%	19.3%

Where ZIP 81211 is

State: Colorado
Main county: Chaffee County
Largest overlapping place: Buena Vista (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 477.68 sq mi· about 17 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Chaffee County

81201 Chaffee County, CO 81236 Chaffee County, CO 81242 Chaffee County, CO

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.