# Jefferson County, Colorado demographics

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Jefferson County, Colorado (county FIPS 08059) has a median household income of $110,656 (±$1,614) and a total population of 579,377 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 34 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 579,377 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.5 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 241,735 | ±959 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $110,656 | ±$1,614 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $637,600 | ±$3,257 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,861 | ±$19 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 70.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 29.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 95.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 52% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 6.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 08059 |
| Land area | 764.39 sq mi |
| Water area | 9.67 sq mi |
| Population density | 758 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [80403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80403) | 15.2% | 82.1% | Yes |
| [80470](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80470) | 10.9% | 81.3% | Yes |
| [80439](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80439) | 9.2% | 41.7% |  |
| [80433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80433) | 8.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [80127](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80127) | 8.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [80135](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80135) | 8.5% | 17.5% |  |
| [80425](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80425) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [80401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80401) | 6.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [80465](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80465) | 5.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [80007](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80007) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [80005](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80005) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [80228](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80228) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [80128](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80128) | 1.5% | 90.1% | Yes |
| [80021](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80021) | 1.4% | 66.5% | Yes |
| [80227](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80227) | 1.2% | 85.6% | Yes |
| [80033](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80033) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [80226](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80226) | 1.1% | 99.4% | Yes |
| [80004](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80004) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [80002](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80002) | 0.8% | 95.6% | Yes |
| [80123](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80123) | 0.8% | 49.6% | Yes |
| [80003](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80003) | 0.7% | 86% | Yes |
| [80215](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80215) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [80454](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80454) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [80214](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80214) | 0.6% | 99% | Yes |
| [80232](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80232) | 0.5% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [80020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80020) | 0.3% | 13% |  |
| [80235](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80235) | 0.3% | 74.9% | Yes |
| [80421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80421) | 0.3% | 2.1% |  |
| [80031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80031) | 0.1% | 10.1% |  |
| [80212](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80212) | 0.1% | 18.6% |  |
| [80457](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80457) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [80453](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80453) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [80419](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80419) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [80125](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/80125) | 0% | 0.3% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:059&in=state:08
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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