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80917 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80917 covers Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a population of about 30,988 and a median household income of $72,805.

Population
30,9885,520 per square mile
Median age
34.64.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$72,80521% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$398,099up 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,43515% below the Colorado median
Degree or higher
34.6%about the US average
Homeownership
59.1%5.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
595

Where 80917 is

Colorado Springs, 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

Population30,988
Median age34.6
Family households58%
Born outside the US6%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.3%
White (non-Hispanic)70.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.4%
Veterans16.5%
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$72,805
Income per person$40,812
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k13.2%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,150
Mean adjusted gross income$59,567
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k26.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$353,100
Median gross rent$1,435
Rent as a share of household income32.2%
Owner-occupied59.1%
Vacant homes1.2%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house49.5%
Attached house15.1%
2 to 4 units6.7%
5 to 19 units16.8%
20 or more units11.7%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$398,099as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.5%
Typical asking rent$1,455as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 12%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$434,773$143,005

$143,005 in 2000 to $398,099 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$1,475$1,091

$1,091 in 2020 to $1,455 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone74.6%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.8%
Health

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

Obesity28.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32% 1.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.9% 7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments595
People employed5,242
Annual payroll$199,413,000
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 20% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss20.8 out of 100
Community resilience44.8 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.

Winter weather94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide19.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.2Very 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$72,805$92,470$78,538
Income per person$40,812$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$353,100$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,435$1,693$1,348
Homeownership59.1%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%4.5%5.2%
Works from home11.6%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6%9.6%13.9%
Median age34.637.538.7
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 stationCUMBRE VISTA - COLORADO SPGS 1, CO US7.6 km away

Average high and low by month

January42.5°F / 15.9°F
February44.1°F / 17.4°F
March51.3°F / 24.4°F
April57°F / 31°F
May65.4°F / 39.8°F
June76.2°F / 49.5°F
July80.8°F / 55.1°F
August78.6°F / 54.2°F
September72°F / 46.8°F
October60.2°F / 33.4°F
November50.1°F / 24.3°F
December41.8°F / 16.1°F
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 supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Colorado Springs School District 11100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% 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.

80915 Colorado Springs, CO4.1 km away
80918 Colorado Springs, CO4.2 km away
80922 Colorado Springs, CO4.2 km away
80909 Colorado Springs, CO4.8 km away
80923 Colorado Springs, CO4.8 km away
80939 Colorado Springs, CO5.5 km away
80907 Colorado Springs, CO6.8 km away
80938 Colorado Springs, CO6.9 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.

El Paso County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.61 sq mi
Population density5,520 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8860, -104.7399

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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