Weldona, CO · standard
ZIP Code 80653
Morgan County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 791
- 2/sq mi
- $51,542
- Median income
- $361,300
- Median home value
- 20.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Weldona pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 25%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 78%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 80653 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 80653 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Weldona, Morgan County, Colorado, home to just 791 residents across 329.6 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 80653 reports a modest median household income of $51,542 (42% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $36,265. The poverty rate is 14.4%, with unemployment at 2.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $361,300 (25% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $1,005; owner occupancy is 78.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Morgan County, so 80653 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 80653, Weldona, CO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
791
Population
329.6
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 80653?
46.8
Median Age
48.2%
Male
51.8%
Female
0.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$51,542
Median Household Income
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$36,265
Per Capita Income
14.4%
Poverty Rate
2.8%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
575housing units
575
Total Housing Units
417
Occupied Units
158
Vacant Units
2.25
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$361,300
Median Home Value
-25% vs state ZIP avg
$1,005
Median Rent
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 80653, employing approximately 20 people with a combined annual payroll of $956,000.
12
Businesses
20
Employees
$956K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 80653 vs 80705 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80705 | Log Lane Village, CO | 884 | 11.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 80653, both outside CO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.