ZIP 80512 vs ZIP 80532

This side-by-side compares ZIP 80512 (Bellvue, CO) and ZIP 80532 (Glen Haven, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 80512 has a population of 2,185 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 80532 has 165 at 3 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 80512 reports a median household income of $97,837 against $53,295 in ZIP 80532, with per-capita income of $55,167 vs $41,184. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 56.0% in 80512 and 22.1% in 80532. Poverty rate reads 1.5% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 0.8% vs 0.0% — 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 $625,000 in 80512 versus $311,700 in 80532, with median rent of $1,538 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.8% vs 90.1%. 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.