ZIP Code 80805 — Bethune town, CO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 80805 covers Bethune, CO in Kit Carson County with a population of about 391.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 719; U.S. House district CO-4; the DENVER media market.

Median household income in ZIP 80805 is about $58,125 — about 23% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 16.6%; unemployment rate near 3.0%; 23.5% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 10.2 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Education, and Retail trade; about 8.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 7.0 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 146.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $203,600 — about 42% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 77.1% (about 11.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 80805 in Bethune, CO, a household would need roughly $56,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,308. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($58,125). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Bethune town, CO as Very Low (composite score 32.5), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (42.4) and flood (20.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Bethune town, CO show little to no average snow and around 18.8 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 18 for ZIP 80805 (Bethune town, CO) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.