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Jefferson County · Colorado

ZIP code 80232

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 80232 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
22,398

ZCTA residents

Median income
$87,799

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$487,100

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
2.9%

Colorado state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 80232 sits in Jefferson County, Colorado and is home to 22,398 people. Median household income is $87,799, the median home is worth $487,100 and median gross rent is $1,715. 71.7% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 2.9% (Colorado state rate).

County
Jefferson County

FIPS 08059

State
Colorado (CO)

528 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 80232

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

Population
22,398ZIP 80232 residents
Median household income
$87,799Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$487,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,715Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.7%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 80232 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 80232 is a mid-size town in Jefferson County, Colorado, with 22,398 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #112 of 528 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 39.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 80232 earn a median of $87,799 a year, 11.8% above the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 80232 is valued at $487,100, 60.5% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,715 a month, 22% above the national figure, or roughly $20,580 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.4% 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 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 71.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

Reading ZIP 80232 in context

How 80232 sits inside Jefferson County and Colorado.

ZIP 80232 is tabulated inside Jefferson County, Colorado, one of 27 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 528 across Colorado. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 80232 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 80232 reports a median household income of $87,799, 17% below the $106,188 county median, and 9% above the $80,917 typical CO ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $487,100, 15% below the county figure and 14% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,715 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Colorado charges 2.9% statewide, and local governments overlapping 80232 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 80232 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 80232

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
2.9%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$3Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$29Before any exemptions

Colorado levies 2.9% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

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

Rent burden
23%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
5.5×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,527/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
9.2%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 80232 compares

ZIP 80232 against the median ZIP in Jefferson County and across Colorado.

MeasureZIP 80232County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$87,799$106,188$80,917+9%
Median home value$487,100$575,350$428,850+14%
Median gross rent$1,715$1,810$1,455+18%
Population22,39822,3982,604+760%

Medians are computed across the 27 ZIP areas in Jefferson County and the 528 ZIP areas in Colorado.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 528 Colorado ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 62% of 468 state ZIPs

#179
Home value

above 61% of 472 state ZIPs

#185
Population

larger than 79% of 528 state ZIPs

#112

Comparable ZIP codes

Colorado ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
80446Grand County$87,762$506,400$1,393
81431San Miguel County$87,900$270,500—
81505Mesa County$87,677$436,800$1,424
80906El Paso County$88,047$543,400$1,634
81432Ouray County$87,547$771,400$1,469
80643Weld County$88,125$455,200$1,686

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Jefferson County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Jefferson County, Colorado.

ZIP 80232 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 80232?
ZIP 80232 lies mostly in Jefferson 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 80232?
Colorado charges 2.9% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 80232 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,715 a month, about 23% of median household income, and the median home is worth $487,100 — +14% 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 80232, 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.