ZIP 80720 vs ZIP 80743

This side-by-side compares ZIP 80720 (Akron, CO) and ZIP 80743 (Otis, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 80720 has a population of 2,558 at 1 people per square mile, while ZIP 80743 has 1,074 at 1 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 80720 reports a median household income of $65,913 against $67,734 in ZIP 80743, with per-capita income of $40,505 vs $33,757. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.0% in 80720 and 16.7% in 80743. Poverty rate reads 6.5% vs 9.3%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 6.2% — 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 $219,100 in 80720 versus $226,300 in 80743, with median rent of $1,114 and $725 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.7% vs 76.1%. 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.