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Population and households in ZIP 80906
Household size in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.35 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.43 | 2.73 | 2.63 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.46 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.37 | 2.58 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | −0.12 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
ZIP 80906 is a place of small households, averaging 2.37 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the southwest.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.9 | 36.0 | 36.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.3 | 36.2 | 37.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.4 | 36.9 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.1 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.1 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
ZIP 80906 skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.1, against 40.1 nationally. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 40.9, as it has nationally. The youngest areas are in the southeast, the oldest in the northwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 11.5% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.0% | 9.9% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in ZIP 80906: 8.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally. The Colorado Springs area as a whole looks much the same. The single-parent share is down 2.1 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 80906
Renters in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.9% | 32.6% | 32.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 39.6% | 36.1% | 35.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 39.1% | 35.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.5% | 33.2% | 33.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | +0.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in ZIP 80906 rent their homes (34.5%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 34.4% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the north; owners are most common in the west.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.6% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.7 pts | −3.8 pts | −3.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in ZIP 80906: 7.6% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing. Locally, though, the rate is higher than in the Colorado Springs area as a whole (5.8%). Vacancy has fallen 2.7 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1984 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1985 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1986 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1990 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +6 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in ZIP 80906 are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1982, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in the Colorado Springs area overall, where the median home dates to 1990. Newer construction is concentrated in the southwest, while the northwest has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $970 | $1,041 | $1,051 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,091 | $1,168 | $1,165 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,435 | $1,408 | $1,450 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,779 | $1,897 | $1,963 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$808 | +$856 | +$912 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 80906 runs $1,779 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are lower than in the wider Colorado Springs area ($1,897). Rents are up $808 a month from 2006–10, an 83% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 33.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 80906
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.7% | 35.2% | 36.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 42.6% | 35.3% | 37.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 45.0% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 52.4% | 42.0% | 45.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.7 pts | +6.8 pts | +9.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
ZIP 80906 is highly educated: just over half of adults 25 and older (52.4%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 8.7 points, mirroring the country. College graduates are most concentrated in the west and least in the southeast.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 93.9% | 92.9% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.4% | 93.8% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.6% | 94.6% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 96.1% | 95.3% | 92.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | +2.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in ZIP 80906: 96.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. The picture is much the same across the Colorado Springs area. The share with a diploma has risen 2.2 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 80906
| Period | ZIP 80906 | Colorado Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.4% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | −2.2 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in ZIP 80906: 6.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Unemployment has fallen 2.6 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 80906 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 80906 | 2.37 | 42.1 | 8.4% | 34.5% | 7.6% | 1982 | $1,779 | 52.4% | 96.1% | 6.1% |
| ZIP 80905 | 1.99 | 38.7 | 8.8% | 52.6% | 7.5% | 1967 | $1,539 | 36.1% | 93.2% | 8.3% |
| ZIP 80902 | 3.43 | 21.5 | 11.8% | 100.0% | 10.5% | 1995 | $2,175 | 25.4% | 99.6% | 3.4% |
| ZIP 80910 | 2.41 | 34.6 | 15.5% | 53.5% | 7.0% | 1979 | $1,431 | 25.7% | 88.7% | 6.0% |
| ZIP 80903 | 1.72 | 35.2 | 6.0% | 59.6% | 11.5% | 1956 | $1,387 | 48.8% | 95.6% | 6.7% |
| ZIP 80913 | 4.03 | 21.9 | 7.4% | 100.0% | 4.4% | 2002 | $2,507 | 27.6% | 99.7% | 3.4% |
| ZIP 80916 | 2.83 | 30.0 | 18.4% | 44.1% | 6.1% | 1989 | $1,758 | 18.6% | 88.0% | 9.3% |
| ZIP 80904 | 1.92 | 45.8 | 6.2% | 43.1% | 6.3% | 1967 | $1,541 | 46.8% | 96.9% | 5.5% |
| ZIP 80909 | 2.22 | 39.8 | 10.8% | 46.6% | 6.3% | 1965 | $1,418 | 28.6% | 91.5% | 5.1% |
| ZIP 80911 | 2.70 | 36.5 | 10.9% | 15.2% | 5.2% | 1981 | $1,791 | 26.2% | 94.4% | 5.3% |
| ZIP 80907 | 2.14 | 40.3 | 8.8% | 43.7% | 5.7% | 1970 | $1,681 | 41.6% | 94.6% | 6.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 80906. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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