
Colorado · FIPS 08005
Arapahoe ZIP codes — Arapahoe County, Colorado
Quick answer
Arapahoe County is home to 655,709 residents with a median household income of $97,215 and a median home value of $526,000. 65.1% of households own their home and 8.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Arapahoe ZIP code? 17 ZIP code areas fall inside Arapahoe County, Colorado, listed in full below.
- Population
- 655,709Arapahoe County residents
- Median household income
- $97,215Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $526,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,812Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.1%Owner-occupied households
Arapahoe County, CO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Arapahoe County is a major city in Colorado, with 655,709 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Arapahoe County earn a median of $97,215 a year, 23.8% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Arapahoe County is valued at $526,000, 73.4% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,812 a month, 28.9% above the national figure, or roughly $21,744 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Arapahoe County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Arapahoe County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Colorado
Largest Census places in Colorado by population.
- Denver city 713,734
- Colorado Springs city 483,099
- Aurora city 390,201
- Fort Collins city 169,705
- Lakewood city 156,309
- Thornton city 142,878
- Arvada city 122,835
- Westminster city 115,546
- Pueblo city 111,514
- Greeley city 109,421
- Centennial city 107,386
- Boulder city 106,274
Nearby counties
Other counties in Colorado.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Arapahoe County?
- Arapahoe County has 655,709 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Arapahoe County?
- Median household income in Arapahoe County is $97,215 a year, 23.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Arapahoe County?
- Median gross rent is $1,812 a month and the median home value is $526,000, so rent absorbs about 22.4% of median household income.
- Is Arapahoe County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Arapahoe County is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Arapahoe County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.