ZIP Code 80741 — Merino town, CO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 80741 covers Merino, CO in Logan County with a population of about 870.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 41.9 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 970; U.S. House district CO-4; the DENVER media market.

Median household income in ZIP 80741 is about $80,139 — about 7% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 8.2%; unemployment rate near 2.8%; 30.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Mining, Agriculture, and Healthcare; about 10.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.0 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $304,900 — about 12% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,015 (about 13% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 78.7% (about 13.3 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 80741 in Merino, CO, a household would need roughly $84,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,959. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($80,139). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Merino town, CO as Relatively Low (composite score 58.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (63.6) and flood (46.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Merino town, CO show little to no average snow and around 15.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 40 for ZIP 80741 (Merino town, CO) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.