80302 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 80302, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

80302 is a zip code in Boulder County, Colorado, which covers Bald Mountain CCD, Boulder CCD, and Longmont, with a total population of 29,593 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 80302 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 80302.

The estimated population of people living in 80302 is 29,593, with a median age of 25.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 80302 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
29,593
+0.58%
+1.99%
2020
29,422
+0.92%
-
2019
29,154
+0.15%
-
2018
29,109
+0.32%
-
2017
29,016
 - -

Population of 80302 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 80302 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
84.4%
84.6%
 -0.24%
Black/African American
1.3%
1.4%
 -7.14%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
6%
7.2%
 -16.67%
Asian
4.7%
4.8%
 -2.08%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.2%
1.9%
 +68.42%
Other
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 80302 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 80302 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 80302 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 80302 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 25.4 -1.17% 26.4 -0.75% 24.2 -3.59%
2020 25.7 +2.8% 26.6 +5.56% 25.1 +0.8%
2019 25 -0.4% 25.2 -1.56% 24.9 +1.22%
2018 25.1 +1.62% 25.6 +3.23% 24.6 0%
2017 24.7 - 24.8 - 24.6 -

The median age of the 80302 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 80302 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 9 691 -29.52% 537 +11.08% 497 597
10 to 19 1,635 -1.42% 1,922 -3.86% 1,584 1,827
20 to 29 6,816 -6.31% 5,692 +14.4% 6,389 6,546
30 to 39 1,613 +2.15% 1,380 -0.57% 1,633 1,370
40 to 49 1,029 -0.57% 869 0.3% 1,010 864
50 to 59 1,272 -19.78% 1,204 +8.29% 1,035 1,300
60 to 69 1,352 0.06% 1,342 -19.24% 1,351 1,097
70+ 844 +24.89% 818 +61.26% 1,070 1,423

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 80302 zip code is $56,362.00.

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 80302.

  • Under 25
    $23,850.00
  • 25 to 44
    $75,708.00
  • 45 to 64
    $121,917.00
  • 65 and over
    $86,585.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 80302 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 80302, 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 80302 is currently $114,994.00.

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.

15.95% of households in 80302 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 80302 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    27.22%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.34%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    12.98%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.29%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    8.04%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.18%
  • $200,000 or more
    15.95%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 80302 is $48,937.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 80302 by the total population of 80302.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 80302 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 80302 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
    31.23%
  • Bachelor's degree
    57.91%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    3.25%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    7.40%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.21%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 80302 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 80302 zip over the age of 16 is 27,590.

Of those people, a total of 64.00% 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 80302 is 61.40%.

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 80302 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,502 40.00% 10.10%
20 to 24 years 10,061 64.60% 5.80%
25 to 29 years 2,874 89.80% 3.20%
30 to 34 years 1,535 83.20% 2.30%
35 to 44 years 2,565 86.90% 3.30%
45 to 54 years 1,812 82.60% 0.70%
55 to 59 years 1,300 61.80% 2.00%
60 to 64 years 1,134 62.80% 2.20%
65 to 74 years 2,543 35.00% 2.10%
75 years and over 1,264 13.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 80302. 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 24,374 62.70% 4.20%
Black or African American 387 82.70% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 49 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,299 67.40% 1.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 195 70.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,286 81.70% 6.10%
Hispanic or Latino 1,627 82.70% 3.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 23,385 62.10% 4.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 80302 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 80302 is 16,939, with median earnings of $25,969.00.

Women in 80302 are earning approximately 64.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 16,939 $25,969.00
Male 8,220 $31,563.00
Female 8,719 $20,296.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 80302 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 1,593 $93,164.00
Business and Financial 836 $69,063.00
Computer and Mathematical 911 $132,583.00
Architecture and Engineering 743 $58,948.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 854 $46,452.00
Community and Social Service 108 $30,870.00
Legal 248 $78,295.00
Educational and Library 1,710 $27,679.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 731 $33,073.00
Healthcare Practitioners 706 $28,971.00
Healthcare Support 472 $18,371.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 29 $24,375.00
Law Enforcement 99 $70,707.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,242 $12,957.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 203 $21,793.00
Personal Care and Service 630 $11,932.00
Sales 1,528 $20,442.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,617 $9,416.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 43 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 106 $41,667.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 76 $23,281.00
Production 533 $28,314.00
Transportation and Material Moving 263 $11,435.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 80302 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 80302.

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 965 $86,458.00 628 $94,141.00
Business and Financial 370 $83,810.00 466 $59,741.00
Computer and Mathematical 656 $144,471.00 255 $77,171.00
Architecture and Engineering 524 $59,841.00 219 $16,676.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 570 $57,898.00 284 $25,821.00
Community and Social Service 33 $10,625.00 75 $31,685.00
Legal 154 $56,333.00 94 $212,783.00
Educational and Library 766 $30,833.00 944 $27,273.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 417 $22,415.00 314 $42,581.00
Healthcare Practitioners 176 $24,559.00 530 $29,118.00
Healthcare Support 155 $21,349.00 317 $11,992.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 11 $0.00 18 $0.00
Law Enforcement 60 $0.00 39 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 854 $15,873.00 1,388 $8,804.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 98 $25,809.00 105 $20,598.00
Personal Care and Service 124 $9,063.00 506 $15,271.00
Sales 640 $24,449.00 888 $13,594.00
Office and Administrative Support 550 $17,879.00 1,067 $8,020.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 43 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 105 $41,736.00 1 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 76 $23,281.00 0 $0.00
Production 451 $28,567.00 82 $20,870.00
Transportation and Material Moving 194 $10,741.00 69 $36,354.00

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 12,294 households in 80302, with an average household size of 2.28 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 4,046 families living in the 80302 zip code with an average family size of 2.6 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 80302:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,444 138 464 8,248
Average Household Size 2.64 3.67 3.2 2.06
Total Families 3,444 138 464 0
Average Household Size 2.59 2.79 2.57 0

Poverty

Of the 4,046 families living in 80302, 6.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 80302:

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 13,252 housing units in 80302.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 12,294 92.77%
Vacant 958 7.23%

56.27% of the total 13,252 housing units in 80302 are rental units. This is approximately 7,457 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,786 are occupied by the owner - or 36.12% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 80302 is $1,645.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 80302 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
    51
  • Less than $500
    120
  • $500 to $999
    759
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,336
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,773
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    761
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    458
  • $3,000 or more
    1,250

Property Value

The median value of a property in 80302 is $928,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 80302 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    36
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    42
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    84
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    27
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    597
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,851
  • $1,000,000 or more
    2,136

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 80302. The chart below shows the number of properties in 80302 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,694
  • 1940 to 1949
    447
  • 1950 to 1959
    854
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,684
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,997
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,726
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,545
  • 2000 to 2009
    833
  • 2010 to 2013
    472
  • 2014 or later
    0

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 80302 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,245
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,207
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,309
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,533

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 80302 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 80302 that commute to work in a particular way.

19.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 80302.

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
    304
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,339
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,390
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,892
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,501
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    507
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    886
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    387
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    206
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    986
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    512
  • 90 or more minutes
    62

Summary

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