ZIP Code 80902 — Fort Carson CDP, CO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 80902 covers Fort Carson, CO in El Paso County with a population of about 11,917.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 23.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 719; U.S. House district CO-5; the COLORADO SPRINGS - PUEBLO media market.

Fort Carson, CO is tagged as a Tribal Nation community context (place names indicate a tribal nation community). Local search often includes tribal government offices, public safety, and Indian Health Service (IHS) / wellness topics alongside standard ZIP demographics.

Median household income in ZIP 80902 is about $65,255 — about 13% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.0%; unemployment rate near 3.3%; 29.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Education; about 1.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.3 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $2,042 (about 76% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Carson CDP, CO as Relatively Moderate (composite score 94.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (99.3) and flood (95.0). 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 Fort Carson CDP, CO show little to no average snow and around 15.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 545 for ZIP 80902 (Fort Carson CDP, 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.