ZIP 80017 vs ZIP 80011

This side-by-side compares ZIP 80017 (Aurora, CO) and ZIP 80011 (Aurora, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 80017 has a population of 34,270 at 2,268 people per square mile, while ZIP 80011 has 47,461 at 743 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 80017 reports a median household income of $80,524 against $74,022 in ZIP 80011, with per-capita income of $34,614 vs $31,108. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.9% in 80017 and 19.9% in 80011. Poverty rate reads 12.4% vs 16.4%, and unemployment 5.9% vs 6.5% — 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 $427,100 in 80017 versus $409,100 in 80011, with median rent of $1,871 and $1,607 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 59.0% vs 53.8%. 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.