ZIP 80015 vs ZIP 80013

This side-by-side compares ZIP 80015 (Aurora, CO) and ZIP 80013 (Aurora, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 80015 has a population of 62,432 at 1,684 people per square mile, while ZIP 80013 has 69,588 at 1,921 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 80015 reports a median household income of $124,702 against $101,191 in ZIP 80013, with per-capita income of $52,854 vs $41,189. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 48.5% in 80015 and 33.7% in 80013. Poverty rate reads 4.4% vs 10.1%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 5.2% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $586,300 in 80015 versus $474,000 in 80013, with median rent of $2,337 and $2,201 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.2% vs 74.9%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.