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El Paso County · Colorado

ZIP code 80902

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 80902 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
11,917

ZCTA residents

Median income
$65,255

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
2.9%

Colorado state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 80902 sits in El Paso County, Colorado and is home to 11,917 people. Median household income is $65,255, the median home is worth and median gross rent is $2,052. 0% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 2.9% (Colorado state rate).

County
El Paso County

FIPS 08041

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 80902

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

Population
11,917ZIP 80902 residents
Median household income
$65,255Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,052Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
23 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
0%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 80902

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
38%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
11%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 80902 compares

ZIP 80902 against the median ZIP in El Paso County and across Colorado.

MeasureZIP 80902County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$65,255$85,341$80,917-19%
Median home value$420,000$428,850
Median gross rent$2,052$1,701$1,455+41%
Population11,91717,0452,604+358%

Medians are computed across the 41 ZIP areas in El Paso County and the 528 ZIP areas in Colorado.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 528 Colorado ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 31% of 468 state ZIPs

#324
Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 69% of 528 state ZIPs

#165

Comparable ZIP codes

Colorado ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
80728Logan County$65,250$179,200$943
80520Weld County$65,139$449,000$1,611
81328Montezuma County$64,986$409,700$1,068
80821Lincoln County$65,625$250,700$892
80807Kit Carson County$65,833$226,300$1,002
80828Lincoln County$65,893$232,500$1,167

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under El Paso County.

ZIP 80902 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 80902?
ZIP 80902 lies mostly in El Paso 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 80902?
Colorado charges 2.9% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 80902 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $2,052 a month, about 38% of median household income, and the median home is worth 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 80902, 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.