Bethune, CO · standard
ZIP Code 80805
Kit Carson County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 453
- 1/sq mi
- $60,500
- Median income
- $216,700
- Median home value
- 22.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Bethune pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 30th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 75%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 80805 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 80805 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Bethune, Kit Carson County, Colorado, home to just 453 residents across 453.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 80805 reports a modest median household income of $60,500 (32% below the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,846. The poverty rate is 23.3%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $216,700 (55% below the average Colorado ZIP), and median rent is $913; owner occupancy is 75.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Kit Carson County, so 80805 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 80805, Bethune, 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
453
Population
453.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 80805?
40.6
Median Age
48.2%
Male
51.8%
Female
9.8%
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?
$60,500
Median Household Income
-32% vs state ZIP avg
$27,846
Per Capita Income
23.3%
Poverty Rate
2.0%
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
133housing units
133
Total Housing Units
130
Occupied Units
3
Vacant Units
2.84
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$216,700
Median Home Value
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$913
Median Rent
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 80805, employing approximately 7 people with a combined annual payroll of $336,000.
5
Businesses
7
Employees
$336K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 80805 vs 80836 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80836 | Stratton, CO | 1,157 | 7.6 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 80805, 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.