ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Colorado

ZIP Code 80487: Routt County, CO

ZIP Code 80487 (Routt County, Colorado) has an estimated 18,525 residents in 8,390 households. The median household income is $109,659, the median home value is $1,055,900 and the median gross rent is $2,042/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

18,525

Margin of error ±458

Median household income

$109,659

Margin of error ±$15,914

Median home value

$1,055,900

Margin of error ±$106,110

Median gross rent

$2,042/mo

Margin of error ±$229

Median age

44.5 yrs

Margin of error ±1.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

16.6 min

Margin of error ±2.4 min

How ZIP 80487 compares with Colorado and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 8048744.5 yrsColorado37.7 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 80487$109,659Colorado$95,470United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 80487$73,661Colorado$52,636United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 804874.5%Colorado9.4%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 804872.6%Colorado4.6%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 8048759.5%Colorado45.7%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 80487$1,055,900Colorado$539,400United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 80487$2,042/moColorado$1,761/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 8048773.6%Colorado66.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 8048716.6 minColorado25.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 8048723.3%Colorado21.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 80487

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 80487 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 80487	Margin of error	Colorado	United States
Total population	18,525	±458	5,862,189	334,922,499
Median age	44.5 yrs	±1.2 yrs	37.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	8,390	±370	2,374,218	129,227,496
Median household income	$109,659	±$15,914	$95,470	$80,734
Per capita income	$73,661	±$5,741	$52,636	$44,673
Poverty rate	4.5%	±1.5 pts	9.4%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	±1.2 pts	4.6%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.5%	±4.4 pts	45.7%	35.7%
Median home value	$1,055,900	±$106,110	$539,400	$332,700
Median gross rent	$2,042/mo	±$229	$1,761/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	73.6%	±3.3 pts	66.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	16.6 min	±2.4 min	25.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	23.3%	±3.7 pts	21.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 80487
Group	ZIP 80487	Colorado	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	79.0%	64.8%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.8%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.2%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	4.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	8.6%	22.5%	19.3%

Where ZIP 80487 is

State: Colorado
Main county: Routt County
Largest overlapping place: Steamboat Springs (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 795.80 sq mi· about 23 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Routt County

80428 Routt County, CO 80463 Routt County, CO 80467 Routt County, CO 80469 Routt County, CO 80479 Routt County, CO 80483 Routt County, CO 81639 Routt County, CO

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.