ZIP 80438 · Empire
Who lives in ZIP code 80438 (Empire, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Empire, CO · Clear Creek County
uszips 2026
People970
Median age44.8
Household income$67,034
Home value—
Median rent$1,444/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+33.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Wider region
- Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 542
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.2% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
32.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,660.
Education (adults 25+)
67.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.0%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 2.1%
- Family size
- 2.24
- Dual-income families
- 56.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.7%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 58% / 42%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 7.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.8%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 15.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.