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80302 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80302 covers Boulder, Colorado, with a population of about 29,751 and a median household income of $60,649.

Population
29,751317 per square mile
Median age
24.514.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$60,64934% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
35.3%22.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,109,412up 3.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,8501.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
75.2%40.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
40.1%24.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,917

Where 80302 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

Population29,751
Median age24.5
Family households33.8%
Born outside the US8.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.5%
White (non-Hispanic)82.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans2.4%
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$60,649
Income per person$54,776
Poverty rate35.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.2%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k6.6%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k6.6%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more19.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,690
Mean adjusted gross income$222,701
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20.4%
Returns, under $25k27.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.0%
Returns, $200k or more20.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,123,800
Median gross rent$1,850
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied40.1%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house43%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units15.6%
5 to 19 units16.7%
20 or more units21.1%
Mobile home0.5%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$1,109,412as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 48.3%
Typical asking rent$2,319as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 33%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 77.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,258,283$356,070

$356,070 in 2000 to $1,109,412 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,319$1,308

$1,308 in 2016 to $2,319 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher75.2%
High school diploma or higher98.4%
Works from home27.5%
Drives to work alone42.9%
Takes public transport4.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity17.5% 15.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6% 6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure19.3% 14.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.1% 11.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication61.4% 13.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above 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 year65.3% 11.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.7% 11.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.8% 4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol26% 10.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours26% 10.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,917
People employed20,291
Annual payroll$1,758,774,000
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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 90% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.7 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.

Wildfire98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado57.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity53.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought15.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.9Relatively 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$60,649$92,470$78,538
Income per person$54,776$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate35.3%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$1,123,800$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,850$1,693$1,348
Homeownership40.1%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher75.2%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate5%4.5%5.2%
Works from home27.5%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.7%9.6%13.9%
Median age24.537.538.7
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 US3.2 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 supermarket17% 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-290% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J10% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability7.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80309 Boulder, CO1.3 km away
80310 Boulder, CO1.3 km away
80304 Boulder, CO2.4 km away
80303 Boulder, CO4.8 km away
80305 Boulder, CO4.9 km away
80301 Boulder, CO7 km away
80308 Boulder, CO8.7 km away
80025 Eldorado Springs, CO9.4 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 area93.9 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Population density317 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0172, -105.2851

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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