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Denver County · Colorado

ZIP code 80218

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 80218 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
19,364

ZCTA residents

Median income
$82,925

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$653,900

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.81%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 80218 sits in Denver County, Colorado and is home to 19,364 people. Median household income is $82,925, the median home is worth $653,900 and median gross rent is $1,475. 35.3% 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 80218

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

Population
19,364ZIP 80218 residents
Median household income
$82,925Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$653,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,475Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
35.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 80218

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
21%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
7.9×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$3,393/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
10.3%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 80218 compares

ZIP 80218 against the median ZIP in Denver County and across Colorado.

MeasureZIP 80218County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$82,925$86,869$80,917+2%
Median home value$653,900$611,950$428,850+52%
Median gross rent$1,475$1,754$1,455+1%
Population19,36422,3822,604+644%

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 53% of 468 state ZIPs

#221
Home value

above 83% of 472 state ZIPs

#81
Population

larger than 77% of 528 state ZIPs

#123

Comparable ZIP codes

Colorado ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
81427Ouray County$82,851$562,200$954
80003Jefferson County$82,754$486,600$1,729
80918El Paso County$82,743$414,400$1,572
81301La Plata County$83,209$634,900$1,433
81521Mesa County$82,632$385,300$1,249
81326La Plata County$83,229$515,200$1,254

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Denver County.

ZIP 80218 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 80218?
ZIP 80218 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 80218?
Purchases are taxed at 8.81% combined, built from the Denver jurisdiction stack.
Is 80218 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,475 a month, about 21% of median household income, and the median home is worth $653,900+52% 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 80218, 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.