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Golden, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Golden, CO: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 57,589. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GOLDEN-CO · Golden, CO 3 ZIPs · 57,589 pop · #1353/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $134,658
  • RANK-TOP #1353/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Conifer
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-SMALL 57,589
  • SPREAD-MOD 80401→80403
  • HOME-TOP $821,250

Nearest income peer: Conifer, CO ( $256 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Golden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Golden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Golden, CO sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
57,589
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,658
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $134,658 and home value $821,250 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 63.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Golden as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Conifer is the closest lower-income city and Watkins the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Golden.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Golden differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Golden: $118,039 in ZIP 80401 to $151,276 in 80403. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

80401 to 80403

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

80401 to 80403

Poverty-rate spread
3.6 points

80403 to 80401

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 80401 skews compact Golden

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 80401 covers about 68% of Golden's 57,589 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Golden

Citywide ZBP: 2,805 establishments, 38,811 employees , annual payroll $2,919,480k (~49 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 80401 (2,144 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (650) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Golden, CO

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Golden. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Golden lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Jefferson County: Evergreen, Indian Hills and Kittredge earn more and Denver, Littleton and Arvada earn less. Kittredge marks the far end of that range at $235,160, 75% above Golden.

Side-by-side: Compare 80401 vs 80403 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
80401 39,378 $118,039 2,144 291
80403 18,211 $151,276 661 53
80419 0 n/a n/a n/a
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Golden roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Golden, .