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80005 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80005 covers Arvada, Colorado, with a population of about 28,883 and a median household income of $136,360.

Population
28,8832,467 per square mile
Median age
434.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$136,3601.5× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$642,797up 6.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,0581.2× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
57.9%22.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.8%22.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
553

Where 80005 is

Arvada, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population28,883
Median age43
Family households75.3%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans7.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$136,360
Income per person$62,322
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k10.9%
$150–200k20.1%
$200k or more24.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,840
Mean adjusted gross income$113,950
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.6%
Returns, under $25k18.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.6%
Returns, $200k or more13.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$620,100
Median gross rent$2,058
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied87.8%
Vacant homes1.1%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house79.7%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units6.9%
20 or more units2.6%
Mobile home0.2%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$642,797as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.5%
Typical asking rent$2,097as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$689,611$225,449

$225,449 in 2000 to $642,797 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.9%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home23.7%
Drives to work alone69.4%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity22.4% 11 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.3% 8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.2% 13.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75% 1.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.3% 7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.7% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6% 7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments553
People employed2,475
Annual payroll$123,540,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 47.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss56.2 out of 100
Community resilience55.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity61.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$136,360$92,470$78,538
Income per person$62,322$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate3%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$620,100$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,058$1,693$1,348
Homeownership87.8%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.9%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.5%5.2%
Works from home23.7%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%9.6%13.9%
Median age4337.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWHEAT RIDGE 2, CO US7.5 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year76 in

Average high and low by month

January47.2°F / 17.1°F0.64 in rain, 9.6 in snow
February48.3°F / 18.3°F0.78 in rain, 11.9 in snow
March56.6°F / 25.9°F1.48 in rain, 12.9 in snow
April61.9°F / 33°F2.31 in rain, 12.1 in snow
May70.9°F / 42.5°F2.65 in rain, 2.2 in snow
June82.5°F / 51.1°F1.67 in rain
July88.2°F / 56.8°F1.88 in rain
August86.3°F / 54.5°F1.6 in rain
September79°F / 45.2°F1.34 in rain, 1 in snow
October66°F / 33.6°F1.22 in rain, 5.9 in snow
November54.8°F / 23.9°F0.92 in rain, 10 in snow
December46.6°F / 16.7°F0.62 in rain, 9.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket94% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Jefferson County School District R-1100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

80004 Arvada, CO3.2 km away
80003 Arvada, CO4.1 km away
80001 Arvada, CO4.8 km away
80006 Arvada, CO4.8 km away
80021 Broomfield, CO4.8 km away
80002 Arvada, CO5.4 km away
80007 Arvada, CO5.8 km away
80035 Westminster, CO6.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.71 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density2,467 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8422, -105.1097

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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