ZIP Code 81136 — Hooper town, CO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 81136 covers Hooper, CO in Alamosa County with a population of about 318.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 26.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 719; U.S. House district CO-3; the DENVER media market.

Median household income in ZIP 81136 is about $53,482 — about 29% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 10.1%; unemployment rate near 14.9%; 26.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 7.0 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Retail trade, and Healthcare; about 4.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 11.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 120.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $194,400 — about 44% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $586 (about 50% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 66.7% (about 1.3 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 81136 in Hooper, CO, a household would need roughly $54,000 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 $1,249. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($53,482). 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 Hooper town, CO as Very Low (composite score 40.4), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (62.3) and flood (43.7). 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 Hooper town, CO show little to no average snow and around 12.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 15 for ZIP 81136 (Hooper 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.