AreaProfile

80013Aurora, Colorado

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 80013.

61
Area Score
Bottom 44% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity2352nd of 4,073 published ZIP areas51
GrowthTop 38% of 3,947 published ZIP areas57
Housing affordability3116th of 4,553 published ZIP areas62
Climate3461st of 4,621 published ZIP areas62
Physical resilience2710th of 4,554 published ZIP areas49
AccessTop 1% of 4,623 published ZIP areas100
Economic stabilityTop 23% of 4,591 published ZIP areas73
The quick read

Development activity is both elevated and accelerating — 1,833 housing units permitted over the past twelve months, up 45% on the prior year.

A major airport is 8 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 61 places 80013 in the top 56% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
73,248
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$101,191
Top 18% nationally
Density
5,252/sq mi
13.9 sq mi of land
Median age
36.6
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Aurora
Colorado
Metro area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Nearest major airport
APA
8 mi · Centennial
Median home value
$474,000
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.2% is lower than 64% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 2.9% over the past year, to 208,799 employed residents.

34% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 72% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$3,904$101,191Top 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,370$41,189Top 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate10.1%Bottom 48%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute31.2 minTop 32%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%Top 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment208,799Top 14%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-2.2%Bottom 18%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-2.9%Bottom 11%June 2026
Labor force217,902Top 14%June 2026
Labor force participation73.2%Top 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$81,690Top 13%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$62,320Top 10%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.0%Bottom 48%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.2%Bottom 36%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024101k86k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $101,191 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers42,810$37,070
Retail Salespersons40,340$38,470
Stockers and Order Fillers32,610$44,480
Registered Nurses30,380$101,130
Business Operations Specialists, All Other28,670$94,990
Software Developers27,010$137,610

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Aurora, CO, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $2,201 takes 26% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.7 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
26.1%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.7×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$2,201
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$474,000
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.68Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate74.9%Bottom 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±72626,848Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$79$2,201Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$6,561$474,000Top 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income26.1%Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate4.2%Bottom 18%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
57/ 100
Top 38% of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 4.6 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
1,833
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
4.6
Top 33% nationally
Year over year
+45%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
37.7%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Aurora, CO, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 87°F and January a low of 19°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 15.0 inches.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station DENVER CENTENNIAL AP, 7.7 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND2.3"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation15.0"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high87°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing42°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

49 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hail and tornado.

HailHigh
TornadoHigh

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, strong wind, inland flooding, cold wave, winter weather, earthquake, wildfire, volcanic activity, heat wave, landslide, drought, ice storm.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

9 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 8 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
CentennialAPA8 mi10,001 ft
Denver IntlDEN15 mi16,000 ft
Colorado Air and Space PortCFO15 mi8,002 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

80013 vs Aurora

How this ZIP area compares with Aurora as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

80013
Aurora
Median household income
$101,191
vs
$88,368
Per capita income
$41,189
vs
$42,105
Population density
5,252/sq mi
vs
2,404/sq mi
Median home value
$474,000
vs
$469,100
Median gross rent
$2,201
vs
$1,835
Homeownership rate
74.9%
vs
62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
33.7%
vs
33.6%
Poverty rate
10.1%
vs
11.9%
Median age
36.6
vs
35.3

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.