ZIP 80219 vs ZIP 80239

This side-by-side compares ZIP 80219 (Denver, CO) and ZIP 80239 (Denver, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 80219 has a population of 61,296 at 3,153 people per square mile, while ZIP 80239 has 40,512 at 1,566 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 80219 reports a median household income of $68,415 against $98,148 in ZIP 80239, with per-capita income of $31,186 vs $31,922. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.1% in 80219 and 18.9% in 80239. Poverty rate reads 17.8% vs 13.4%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 7.5% — 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 $454,600 in 80219 versus $429,600 in 80239, with median rent of $1,539 and $2,005 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 58.9% vs 60.0%. 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.