Population & age
- Total population
- 304
- Median age
- 22.5
Amherst, CO (80721)
Phillips County · Population 304
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Amherst, CO (ZIP 80721) sits in Phillips County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 35.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,991. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $49,981 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. FEMA has issued 6 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 4.7% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $95,329, fair market rent of $1,090 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.0% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 44.1%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.9%
- Other / multi-racial
- 55.9%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $95,329
- Median home value
- $318,800
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 10.9%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 53(67.1%)
- Renter-occupied
- 26(32.9%)
- Vacant units
- 0
- Built (median)
- 1938
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 25(16.0%)
- Avg commute
- 20.2 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 79(100.0%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 32(10.5%)
- Non-English at home
- 195(64.1%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$810
/month
1 Bed
$860
/month
2 Bed
$1,090
/month
3 Bed
$1,350
/month
4 Bed
$1,650
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
3
Across 3 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $1.1M.
Single-family
3
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$1.1M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$49,981
Average weekly wage
$961
Total employment
1,782
Total establishments
186
That is roughly 24% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
That is 0.8 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
2,298
Employed
2,225
Unemployed
73
Based on Phillips County, CO data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
6
Date Range
1965–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 28, 2020 (DR-4498)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Biological2 (33%)
- Coastal Storm1 (17%)
- Severe Storm1 (17%)
- Flood1 (17%)
- Tornado1 (17%)
Individual Assistance
1
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
6
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
2
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
48.9°F
33.8° – 64°
Annual precipitation
17.9"
Annual snowfall
30.4"
Heating · cooling days
6,545.5 · 700
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: HOLYOKE, CO US, 14 miles from the centroid of Amherst, CO (ZIP 80721)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,191
That is roughly 991 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
20%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.6
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
12.8%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
89
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,896
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.4
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
82%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
24%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 5.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Phillips data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Good food access — most residents near a store
4.7% of Phillips County, CO residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.69
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.56
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.69
per 1,000 residents
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Phillips County, CO for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
0
Vehicle theft
0
County-level data for Phillips (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+2 people
−14 households • −$2.6M net AGI flow
Moved in
123households
239 people • $5.7M AGI
Moved out
137households
237 people • $8.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
No county-level breakdown available.
Where departing residents went
No county-level breakdown available.
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $46,154 versus departing households' $60,321.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Colorado
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 80721. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
7.89%
State 2.90% · avg local 4.99%
Property tax (effective)
0.48%
Median $1,025/year
Tax burden rank
22 of 50
9.60% of personal income
For ZIP 80721: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $318,800, that works out to roughly $1,516/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
FAMLI
Mandatory (state-run insurance)
Max weeks/year
16
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,381
Replacement: 90% AWW up to 0.5x SAWW + 50% above · job protection
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 80721
Nearby ZIPs by distance
69168 (Venango, 9.9 mi) · 80734 (Holyoke, 13.7 mi) · 80737 (Julesburg, 14.5 mi) · 80746 (Paoli, 16.9 mi) · 80744 (Ovid, 17.9 mi) · 69023 (Champion, 19.5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
30.3%
2.7pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
35.7%
3.7pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
23.7%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
72.8%
3.2pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
12.2%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
12.8%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
$4,991
Median earnings (10 yr)
$39,661
- 2-Year
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO · 80751
- In-state tuition
- $5,730
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,267
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 55.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $39,893
- Median student debt
- $9,376
- 4-Year
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO · 80701
- In-state tuition
- $4,252
- Out-of-state tuition
- $16,852
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 45.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $39,429
- Median student debt
- $8,501
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Amherst, CO (ZIP 80721) sits in Phillips County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 35.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,991. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $49,981 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. FEMA has issued 6 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 4.7% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $95,329, fair market rent of $1,090 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.0% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 23.7%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 80721
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 80721?
30.3%, which is 2.7 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 80721?
23.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 80721?
35.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 80721?
304 people live in ZIP 80721, with a median age of 22.5 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 80721?
$95,329 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 80721 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 80721, 67.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 32.9% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 80721?
In ZIP 80721, 16.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 80721?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 80721 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 80721 have broadband internet?
100.0% of households in ZIP 80721 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 80721 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 80721 ranks in the 64th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 80721?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 80721, ranking in the 75th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 80721 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 6 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 80721 between 1965–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 80721?
Biological is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 80721, accounting for 2 of 6 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 80721?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 80721 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4498) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 80721?
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 80721 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Northeastern Junior College and Morgan Community College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 80721?
Median in-state tuition across 2 nearby institutions is $4,991 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 80721?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $39,661 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 80721?
ZIP 80721 has an average annual temperature of 48.9°F and 17.9" of annual precipitation based on the HOLYOKE, CO US weather station 14.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 80721?
Colorado has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 7.89% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Colorado have paid family leave?
Colorado runs an active paid family leave program (FAMLI) offering up to 16 weeks of paid leave per year, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,381 (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 80721?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (6 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (6 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 80721
Nearby ZIPs by distance
69168 (Venango, 9.9 mi) · 80734 (Holyoke, 13.7 mi) · 80737 (Julesburg, 14.5 mi) · 80746 (Paoli, 16.9 mi) · 80744 (Ovid, 17.9 mi) · 69023 (Champion, 19.5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
64th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 716
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
20
Limited English Speakers
43
Persons with Disability
77
Without HS Diploma
66
Without Health Insurance
55
Adults Age 65+
115
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.