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80304 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80304 covers Boulder, Colorado, with a population of about 25,634 and a median household income of $121,534.

Population
25,6342,840 per square mile
Median age
41.52.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$121,5341.3× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,229,013up 6.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,9561.2× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
77.5%42.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.5%4.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,035

Where 80304 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

Population25,634
Median age41.5
Family households53.8%
Born outside the US11.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.4%
White (non-Hispanic)75.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino15.7%
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$121,534
Income per person$83,292
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k9.8%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more31.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,040
Mean adjusted gross income$218,798
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.5%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more23.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,166,100
Median gross rent$1,956
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied69.5%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house56%
Attached house11.2%
2 to 4 units9.1%
5 to 19 units10.8%
20 or more units8.4%
Mobile home4.5%
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$1,229,013as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.7%
Typical asking rent$2,470as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,382,451$345,499

$345,499 in 2000 to $1,229,013 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$2,477$1,674

$1,674 in 2017 to $2,470 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.5%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home33.5%
Drives to work alone45%
Takes public transport5.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.7%
Health

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

Obesity16.9% 16.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.2% 5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure22.5% 11.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity11.1% 14.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.3% 12 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.7% 10 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.2% 5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8% 6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours23% 13.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 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 establishments1,035
People employed5,760
Annual payroll$362,640,000
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 68.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76 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.

Lightning93.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity54.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9Relatively 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$121,534$92,470$78,538
Income per person$83,292$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$1,166,100$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,693$1,348
Homeownership69.5%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.5%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%4.5%5.2%
Works from home33.5%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11.5%9.6%13.9%
Median age41.537.538.7
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 US5.1 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 supermarket11% 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%.

Boulder Valley School District RE-2100% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability10.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80302 Boulder, CO2.4 km away
80309 Boulder, CO2.6 km away
80310 Boulder, CO2.6 km away
80301 Boulder, CO5.5 km away
80303 Boulder, CO6.1 km away
80305 Boulder, CO6.6 km away
80308 Boulder, CO9.4 km away
80307 Boulder, CO9.9 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 area9.03 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density2,840 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0375, -105.2771

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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