ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Colorado

ZIP Code 80840: Air Force Academy, CO

ZIP Code 80840 (Air Force Academy, El Paso County, Colorado) has an estimated 6,727 residents in 706 households. The median household income is $69,474, the median home value is — and the median gross rent is $2,264/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

Some estimates have a large margin of error. One figure for this ZIP (poverty rate) is marked with *. ACS figures come from a sample, and small areas have fewer responses, so treat these numbers as rough ranges.

Total population

6,727

Margin of error ±609

Median household income

$69,474

Margin of error ±$32,777

Median home value

—

Margin of error not available

Median gross rent

$2,264/mo

Margin of error ±$43

Median age

21.0 yrs

Margin of error ±0.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

11.7 min

Margin of error ±1.4 min

How ZIP 80840 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 8084021.0 yrsColorado37.7 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 80840$69,474Colorado$95,470United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 80840$19,629Colorado$52,636United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 8084018.7%*Colorado9.4%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 808404.6%Colorado4.6%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 8084028.0%Colorado45.7%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 80840—Colorado$539,400United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 80840$2,264/moColorado$1,761/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 808400.0%Colorado66.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 8084011.7 minColorado25.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 808401.4%Colorado21.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 80840

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 80840 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 80840Margin of errorColoradoUnited States
Total population6,727±6095,862,189334,922,499
Median age21.0 yrs±0.3 yrs37.7 yrs38.9 yrs
Households706±892,374,218129,227,496
Median household income$69,474±$32,777$95,470$80,734
Per capita income$19,629±$1,827$52,636$44,673
Poverty rate18.7%*±18.3 pts9.4%12.5%
Unemployment rate4.6%±4.2 pts4.6%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%±6.3 pts45.7%35.7%
Median home value——$539,400$332,700
Median gross rent$2,264/mo±$43$1,761/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes0.0%±2.7 pts66.2%65.2%
Mean travel time to work11.7 min±1.4 min25.2 min26.4 min
Worked from home1.4%±1.0 pts21.0%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 80840
GroupZIP 80840ColoradoUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino68.9%64.8%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino8.8%3.8%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino4.1%3.2%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.1%0.1%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino4.4%4.6%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)12.5%22.5%19.3%

Where ZIP 80840 is

State
Colorado
Main county
El Paso County
Largest overlapping place
Air Force Academy (42% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
23.55 sq mi· about 286 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 El Paso County

80808 El Paso County, CO80809 El Paso County, CO80817 El Paso County, CO80819 Cascade-Chipita Park, CO80829 El Paso County, CO80831 El Paso County, CO80864 El Paso County, CO80902 Fort Carson, CO80903 Colorado Springs, CO80904 Colorado Springs, CO80905 Colorado Springs, CO80906 Colorado Springs, CO80907 Colorado Springs, CO80908 Black Forest, CO80909 Colorado Springs, CO80910 Colorado Springs, CO80911 Security-Widefield, CO80913 Fort Carson, CO80914 Colorado Springs, CO80915 Cimarron Hills, CO80916 Colorado Springs, CO80917 Colorado Springs, CO80918 Colorado Springs, CO80919 Colorado Springs, 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.