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El Paso County · Colorado

ZIP code 80906

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 80906 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
37,403

ZCTA residents

Median income
$88,047

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$543,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.2%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 80906 sits in El Paso County, Colorado and is home to 37,403 people. Median household income is $88,047, the median home is worth $543,400 and median gross rent is $1,634. 63.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.2% combined.

County
El Paso County

FIPS 08041

State
Colorado (CO)

528 ZIPs covered

Area codes
719

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Colorado Springs

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 80906

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

Population
37,403ZIP 80906 residents
Median household income
$88,047Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$543,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,634Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 80906

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.2%Colorado Springs jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$82Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Colorado Springs 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
22%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
6.2×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,820/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
8.2%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 80906 compares

ZIP 80906 against the median ZIP in El Paso County and across Colorado.

MeasureZIP 80906County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$88,047$85,341$80,917+9%
Median home value$543,400$420,000$428,850+27%
Median gross rent$1,634$1,701$1,455+12%
Population37,40317,0452,604+1336%

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 62% of 468 state ZIPs

#177
Home value

above 69% of 472 state ZIPs

#146
Population

larger than 92% of 528 state ZIPs

#40

Comparable ZIP codes

Colorado ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
80643Weld County$88,125$455,200$1,686
81431San Miguel County$87,900$270,500
80232Jefferson County$87,799$487,100$1,715
80446Grand County$87,762$506,400$1,393
81505Mesa County$87,677$436,800$1,424
80101Elbert County$87,606$411,100$2,258

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under El Paso County.

ZIP 80906 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 80906?
ZIP 80906 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 80906?
Purchases are taxed at 8.2% combined, built from the Colorado Springs jurisdiction stack.
Is 80906 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,634 a month, about 22% of median household income, and the median home is worth $543,400+27% 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 80906, 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.