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80603 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80603 covers Brighton, Colorado, with a population of about 16,105 and a median household income of $112,381.

Population
16,105217 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$112,3811.2× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$505,193up 4% in five years
Median rent
$1,8411.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.9%24.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
255

Where 80603 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

Population16,105
Median age35.7
Family households74.1%
Born outside the US8.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home20%
White (non-Hispanic)57.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino36.3%
Veterans7.6%
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$112,381
Income per person$44,217
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k0.1%
$15–20k0.1%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k1.6%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k15.9%
$125–150k14.0%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more11.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,910
Mean adjusted gross income$83,718
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k22.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$448,700
Median gross rent$1,841
Rent as a share of household income21.6%
Owner-occupied89.9%
Vacant homes2.7%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house84.9%
Attached house1.3%
5 to 19 units0.3%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home13.4%
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$505,193as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.2%
Typical asking rent$3,248as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$571,397$195,626

$199,335 in 2000 to $505,193 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher88.2%
Works from home12.6%
Drives to work alone78.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.1% 7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above 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 year67.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.9% 3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.3% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments255
People employed4,068
Annual payroll$253,245,000
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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 40.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51 out of 100
Community resilience39 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.

Hail92.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity55.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.2Relatively 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$112,381$92,470$78,538
Income per person$44,217$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$448,700$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,841$1,693$1,348
Homeownership89.9%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%4.5%5.2%
Works from home12.6%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.8%9.6%13.9%
Median age35.737.538.7
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 US5.3 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

School District 27J65.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Weld County School District RE-820.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Weld County School District RE-3J13.6% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80601 Brighton, CO1.4 km away
80640 Henderson, CO10.2 km away
80602 Brighton, CO11.4 km away
80233 Denver, CO15.2 km away
80229 Denver, CO15.7 km away
80642 Hudson, CO15.9 km away
80614 Eastlake, CO16.2 km away
80024 Dupont, CO17.1 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 County54.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Weld County45.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area74.06 sq mi
Water area3.43 sq mi
Population density217 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9515, -104.7746

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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