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Denver County · Colorado

ZIP code 80206

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 80206 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
24,555

ZCTA residents

Median income
$102,248

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$892,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.81%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 80206 sits in Denver County, Colorado and is home to 24,555 people. Median household income is $102,248, the median home is worth $892,200 and median gross rent is $1,694. 44.6% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.81% combined.

County
Denver County

FIPS 08031

State
Colorado (CO)

528 ZIPs covered

Area codes
303, 720

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Denver

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 80206

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
24,555ZIP 80206 residents
Median household income
$102,248Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$892,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,694Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
44.6%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 80206

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.81%Denver jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$88Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Denver rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
20%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
8.7×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$4,629/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
7.3%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 80206 compares

ZIP 80206 against the median ZIP in Denver County and across Colorado.

MeasureZIP 80206County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$102,248$86,869$80,917+26%
Median home value$892,200$611,950$428,850+108%
Median gross rent$1,694$1,754$1,455+16%
Population24,55522,3822,604+843%

Medians are computed across the 31 ZIP areas in Denver County and the 528 ZIP areas in Colorado.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 528 Colorado ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 74% of 468 state ZIPs

#121
Home value

above 96% of 472 state ZIPs

#20
Population

larger than 81% of 528 state ZIPs

#101

Comparable ZIP codes

Colorado ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
80103Adams County$102,188$503,300$1,336
80220Denver County$101,961$739,600$1,621
81434Gunnison County$101,750$638,200
81523Mesa County$102,830$786,100
80467Routt County$101,300$644,400$1,413
80290Denver County$101,110$2,265

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Denver County.

ZIP 80206 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 80206?
ZIP 80206 lies mostly in Denver County, Colorado. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 80206?
Purchases are taxed at 8.81% combined, built from the Denver jurisdiction stack.
Is 80206 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,694 a month, about 20% of median household income, and the median home is worth $892,200+108% against the typical Colorado ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 80206, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.