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80301 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80301 covers Boulder, Colorado, with a population of about 25,252 and a median household income of $92,974.

Population
25,252881 per square mile
Median age
37.41.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$92,974about the Colorado median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$707,635up 6.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,9991.2× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
69.3%34.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.1%10.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,195

Where 80301 is

Boulder, 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

Population25,252
Median age37.4
Family households41.3%
Born outside the US9.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.8%
White (non-Hispanic)79.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.8%
Veterans3.3%
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$92,974
Income per person$65,205
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more20.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,190
Mean adjusted gross income$150,216
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.8%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.7%
Returns, $200k or more15.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$761,500
Median gross rent$1,999
Rent as a share of household income28.7%
Owner-occupied54.1%
Vacant homes3.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house34.3%
Attached house10.7%
2 to 4 units5.2%
5 to 19 units21.3%
20 or more units23.5%
Mobile home5.1%
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$707,635as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 44.1%
Typical asking rent$2,314as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$775,772$231,973

$231,973 in 2000 to $707,635 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,314$1,707

$1,707 in 2018 to $2,314 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.3%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home32.3%
Drives to work alone52.3%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.5%
Health

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

Obesity16.7% 16.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.2% 5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure21% 13.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity10.9% 14.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.5% 10.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.4% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours23.6% 12.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,195
People employed45,727
Annual payroll$4,629,334,000
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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 60.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.4 out of 100
Community resilience86 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.

Hail93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought66.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity52.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.3Relatively 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$92,974$92,470$78,538
Income per person$65,205$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$761,500$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,999$1,693$1,348
Homeownership54.1%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.3%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%4.5%5.2%
Works from home32.3%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.2%9.6%13.9%
Median age37.437.538.7
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 stationBOULDER, CO US7.8 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year93 in

Average high and low by month

January47°F / 21.5°F0.83 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February48.3°F / 22.3°F0.99 in rain, 15 in snow
March57°F / 29°F1.99 in rain, 15.7 in snow
April62.8°F / 34.5°F3.05 in rain, 14.7 in snow
May71.3°F / 42.7°F3.21 in rain, 2 in snow
June82.5°F / 51.1°F1.95 in rain
July88°F / 57°F1.83 in rain
August86°F / 55.5°F1.68 in rain
September78.8°F / 48.1°F2.09 in rain, 1 in snow
October65.9°F / 37.2°F1.62 in rain, 7 in snow
November54.5°F / 28.1°F1.18 in rain, 13.1 in snow
December46.3°F / 21.1°F0.81 in rain, 13 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 supermarket27% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Boulder Valley School District RE-298.5% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J1.5% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability10.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80304 Boulder, CO5.5 km away
80309 Boulder, CO6.1 km away
80310 Boulder, CO6.1 km away
80303 Boulder, CO6.8 km away
80302 Boulder, CO7 km away
80544 Niwot, CO7.1 km away
80305 Boulder, CO8.4 km away
80027 Louisville, CO9.8 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.

Boulder County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.65 sq mi
Water area2.91 sq mi
Population density881 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0497, -105.2143

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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