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80602 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80602 covers Brighton, Colorado, with a population of about 42,237 and a median household income of $146,679.

Population
42,2371,374 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$146,6791.6× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$644,726up 6.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,5741.5× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
43.9%8.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.2%27.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
598

Where 80602 is

Brighton, 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

Population42,237
Median age38.4
Family households85%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.9%
White (non-Hispanic)62.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.7%
Hispanic or Latino24.3%
Veterans6.9%
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$146,679
Income per person$56,231
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k0.2%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k0.5%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k3.5%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k11.2%
$150–200k18.2%
$200k or more30.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed22,720
Mean adjusted gross income$118,454
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15%
Returns, under $25k19.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.2%
Returns, $200k or more15.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$639,300
Median gross rent$2,574
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied92.2%
Vacant homes1%
Median year built2007

What the homes are

Detached house90.9%
Attached house7.3%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units1%
Mobile home0.2%
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$644,726as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53.6%
Typical asking rent$2,923as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$704,968$277,174

$277,174 in 2000 to $644,726 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$2,923$2,177

$2,177 in 2019 to $2,923 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home17.9%
Drives to work alone71.2%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.8%
Health

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

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8% 4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.4% 6.9 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%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments598
People employed3,457
Annual payroll$140,311,000
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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 36.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.6 out of 100
Community resilience36 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.

Hail97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity57.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind56.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.6Relatively 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$146,679$92,470$78,538
Income per person$56,231$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$639,300$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,574$1,693$1,348
Homeownership92.2%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%4.5%5.2%
Works from home17.9%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%9.6%13.9%
Median age38.437.538.7
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 stationBRIGHTON 3 SE, CO US6.5 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January44.4°F / 16.1°F0.42 in rain, 5.2 in snow
February45.9°F / 18.5°F0.43 in rain, 5.3 in snow
March55.9°F / 26.7°F0.98 in rain, 6 in snow
April62.9°F / 33.9°F1.77 in rain, 3.1 in snow
May71.9°F / 43.2°F2.35 in rain, 0.5 in snow
June84.1°F / 52.4°F1.41 in rain
July90°F / 58.2°F1.72 in rain
August87.6°F / 56.4°F1.77 in rain
September79.8°F / 47.4°F1.18 in rain, 0.2 in snow
October65.9°F / 35°F1.02 in rain, 3.2 in snow
November53.3°F / 25°F0.69 in rain, 5.8 in snow
December44°F / 16.3°F0.37 in rain, 5.2 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 supermarket63% 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.

School District 27J76.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Adams 12 Five Star Schools23.1% 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 vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80614 Eastlake, CO6.4 km away
80233 Denver, CO7.5 km away
80640 Henderson, CO7.9 km away
80023 Broomfield, CO9.2 km away
80601 Brighton, CO10.5 km away
80234 Denver, CO10.6 km away
80229 Denver, CO10.8 km away
80603 Brighton, CO11.4 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.

Adams County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area30.74 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq mi
Population density1,374 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9636, -104.9072

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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