80202 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 80202, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

80202 is a zip code in Denver County, Colorado, which covers Denver, with a total population of 16,952 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 80202 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 80202.

The estimated population of people living in 80202 is 16,952, with a median age of 33.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 80202 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,952
+7.2%
+31.18%
2020
15,813
+3.44%
-
2019
15,287
+11.13%
-
2018
13,756
+6.45%
-
2017
12,923
 - -

Population of 80202 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 80202 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
75.8%
79.5%
 -4.65%
Black/African American
2.5%
4%
 -37.50%
Native
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
12.2%
9.1%
 +34.07%
Asian
5.2%
4.6%
 +13.04%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
4.1%
2.3%
 +78.26%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 80202 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 80202 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 80202 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 80202 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 33.7 -2.03% 35.6 +0.28% 30.8 -3.14%
2020 34.4 +2.08% 35.5 +1.14% 31.8 -0.31%
2019 33.7 +0.6% 35.1 +0.29% 31.9 +1.59%
2018 33.5 +2.13% 35 +4.17% 31.4 +0.32%
2017 32.8 - 33.6 - 31.3 -

The median age of the 80202 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 80202 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 141 -43.97% 66 +22.3% 51 78
10 to 19 227 +11.72% 286 +91.62% 253 540
20 to 29 1,875 +27.6% 2,319 +30.56% 2,425 3,105
30 to 39 2,178 +27.36% 938 +71.17% 2,831 1,763
40 to 49 1,017 +14.19% 649 -46.28% 1,165 365
50 to 59 819 +21.93% 688 +16.63% 1,006 749
60 to 69 541 +56.82% 519 +18.21% 899 546
70+ 356 +47.27% 304 +87.4% 534 642

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 80202 zip code is $97,230.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 80202.

  • Under 25
    $35,174.00
  • 25 to 44
    $104,150.00
  • 45 to 64
    $129,359.00
  • 65 and over
    $81,667.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 80202 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 80202, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 80202 is currently $154,624.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

20.61% of households in 80202 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 80202 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.43%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    9.95%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.52%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.86%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.62%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.02%
  • $200,000 or more
    20.61%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 80202 is $96,683.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 80202 by the total population of 80202.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 80202 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 80202 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    20.50%
  • Bachelor's degree
    68.91%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    3.82%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    5.99%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.78%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 80202 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 80202 zip over the age of 16 is 16,486.

Of those people, a total of 82.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 80202 is 80.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 80202 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 456 69.10% 4.80%
20 to 24 years 2,247 93.50% 1.30%
25 to 29 years 3,283 98.00% 1.10%
30 to 34 years 2,844 90.60% 1.40%
35 to 44 years 2,397 97.60% 5.00%
45 to 54 years 1,810 84.90% 1.80%
55 to 59 years 828 83.30% 6.20%
60 to 64 years 773 49.40% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,126 38.50% 12.70%
75 years and over 722 1.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 80202. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 13,779 83.10% 3.00%
Black or African American 446 65.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 27 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 906 68.40% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 320 78.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,008 95.80% 0.60%
Hispanic or Latino 1,800 79.60% 1.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,685 84.10% 3.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 80202 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 80202 is 13,256, with median earnings of $69,380.00.

Women in 80202 are earning approximately 65.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 13,256 $69,380.00
Male 7,450 $83,056.00
Female 5,806 $54,601.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 80202 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,526 $94,875.00
Business and Financial 1,998 $84,323.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,113 $84,060.00
Architecture and Engineering 593 $101,985.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 264 $68,047.00
Community and Social Service 141 $19,866.00
Legal 216 $129,063.00
Educational and Library 455 $50,049.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 487 $56,453.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,222 $100,423.00
Healthcare Support 282 $16,833.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 38 $0.00
Law Enforcement 128 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 461 $10,587.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 44 $37,708.00
Personal Care and Service 153 $20,296.00
Sales 1,486 $60,381.00
Office and Administrative Support 866 $42,197.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 168 $46,771.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 139 $63,472.00
Production 226 $41,304.00
Transportation and Material Moving 147 $41,306.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 80202 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 80202.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,463 $111,156.00 1,063 $78,819.00
Business and Financial 1,140 $106,250.00 858 $78,235.00
Computer and Mathematical 941 $92,321.00 172 $71,140.00
Architecture and Engineering 472 $104,653.00 121 $88,542.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 99 $71,779.00 165 $32,212.00
Community and Social Service 46 $0.00 95 $30,230.00
Legal 159 $84,934.00 57 $151,750.00
Educational and Library 157 $55,035.00 298 $50,032.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 184 $56,351.00 303 $61,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 707 $250,001.00 515 $66,024.00
Healthcare Support 8 $0.00 274 $16,167.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 38 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 78 $0.00 50 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 233 $11,605.00 228 $7,407.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 23 $0.00 21 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 8 $0.00 145 $20,559.00
Sales 870 $56,967.00 616 $62,404.00
Office and Administrative Support 217 $56,641.00 649 $39,583.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 166 $46,667.00 2 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 139 $63,472.00 0 $0.00
Production 174 $55,741.00 52 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 120 $41,685.00 27 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 10,497 households in 80202, with an average household size of 1.58 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 2,823 families living in the 80202 zip code with an average family size of 2.16 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 80202:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,592 209 22 7,674
Average Household Size 2.18 2.57 2.18 1.35
Total Families 2,592 209 22 0
Average Household Size 2.16 2.17 2.18 0

Poverty

Of the 2,823 families living in 80202, 2.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 80202:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 12,798 housing units in 80202.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 10,497 82.02%
Vacant 2,301 17.98%

61.28% of the total 12,798 housing units in 80202 are rental units. This is approximately 7,842 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,641 are occupied by the owner - or 20.64% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 80202 is $1,961.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 80202 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    14
  • Less than $500
    566
  • $500 to $999
    354
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    610
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2,595
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    2,235
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    653
  • $3,000 or more
    829

Property Value

The median value of a property in 80202 is $642,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 80202 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    31
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    72
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    21
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    105
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    592
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,252
  • $1,000,000 or more
    568

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 80202. The chart below shows the number of properties in 80202 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,580
  • 1940 to 1949
    122
  • 1950 to 1959
    167
  • 1960 to 1969
    791
  • 1970 to 1979
    776
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,078
  • 1990 to 1999
    790
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,059
  • 2010 to 2013
    4,388
  • 2014 or later
    47

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 80202 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,187
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,919
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,074
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    317

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 80202 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 80202 that commute to work in a particular way.

24.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 80202.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    203
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    522
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,997
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,706
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,234
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    752
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,136
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    496
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    521
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,028
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    234
  • 90 or more minutes
    145

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 80202 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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