La Plata County

La Plata County has 56,331 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $86,056, 10% below the Colorado figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $591,500, and 49% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

56,331residentsACS 2020–2024

$86,056median household incomeColorado: $95K

$591,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

La Plata County in ColoradoZIP codes in La Plata County highlighted; the rest of Colorado in grey

Map of Colorado with La Plata County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 5 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
81122	8,838	$94K	$460K	84%	43%	90%	27 min
81137	5,571	$64K	$335K	78%	22%	76%	25 min
81301	29,774	$84K	$696K	65%	60%	93%	19 min
81303	10,236	$88K	$597K	72%	38%	87%	23 min
81326	2,621	$80K	$559K	86%	45%	89%	35 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

56,331 residents in 24,378 households, next to the Colorado figure.

18%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

52%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

28,990 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $591,500 (±$21,396).

71%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

13%

are mobile homes

16%

of housing units are vacant

$1,504

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201913%

2000–200921%

1990–199919%

1980–198913%

1970–197914%

1960–19694%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,029.

$86,056

median household income

11.7%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

49%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

74%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

18%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates