Median household income (1999): $76,141
Estimated median household income in 2005: $80,825
| This zip code | $80,825 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 80920, 80922, 80918, 80921, 80840, 80917.
Housing units in zip code 80908 with a mortgage: 1,847 (264 second mortgage, 168 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 353
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,527
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $299
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.6 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Reservoirs: Kiowa Creek Watershed 1-G-30 Reservoir (A), Kiowa Creek Watershed 1-G-20 Reservoir (B), West Cherry Creek Detention Number 5 Reservoir (C), West Cherry Creek Detention Number 4 Reservoir (D), Franktown Parker FPE-2 Reservoir (E), Franktown Parker FPE-3 Reservoir (F), Franktown Parker FPE-4 Reservoir (G), Franktown Parker FPE-5 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Classic Jukebox and Game Co. (Arcades & Amusements; 19540 Green Sage Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 140
- 1995 to 1998: 514
- 1990 to 1994: 498
- 1980 to 1989: 702
- 1970 to 1979: 623
- 1960 to 1969: 294
- 1950 to 1959: 200
- 1940 to 1949: 56
- 1939 or earlier: 215
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Colorado Springs, CO (80908):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 45
- 2 bedrooms: 290
- 3 bedrooms: 1,089
- 4 bedrooms: 1,056
- 5 or more bedrooms: 436
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 19
- 2 bedrooms: 64
- 3 bedrooms: 89
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 34
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Vehicles available in 80908 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 242
- 2 vehicles: 1,342
- 3 vehicles: 896
- 4 vehicles: 287
- 5 or more vehicles: 149
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 92
- 2 vehicles: 106
- 3 vehicles: 34
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 80908:
- $80,000 to $89,999: 10
- $90,000 to $99,999: 17
- $100,000 to $124,999: 92
- $125,000 to $149,999: 128
- $150,000 to $174,999: 184
- $175,000 to $199,999: 147
- $200,000 to $249,999: 578
- $250,000 to $299,999: 452
- $300,000 to $399,999: 375
- $400,000 to $499,999: 158
- $500,000 to $749,999: 59
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 80908:
- $400 to $449: 8
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 26
- $650 to $699: 11
- $750 to $799: 11
- $800 to $899: 38
- $900 to $999: 18
- $1,250 to $1,499: 25
- $2,000 or more: 7
- No cash rent: 29
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $283,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $327,215
- Black or African American householders: $519,108
- Asian householders: $162,943
- Some other race householders: $248,996
- Two or more races householders: $248,996
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $191,760
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,035
- One, attached: 43
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 156

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,982 (83%)
- Carpooled: 471 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 13 (0%)
- Other means: 35 (1%)
- Worked at home: 275 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 28
- 5 to 9 minutes: 97
- 10 to 14 minutes: 226
- 15 to 19 minutes: 459
- 20 to 24 minutes: 875
- 25 to 29 minutes: 543
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1100
- 35 to 39 minutes: 258
- 40 to 44 minutes: 201
- 45 to 59 minutes: 346
- 60 to 89 minutes: 271
- 90 or more minutes: 134
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,266
- In family households: 8,734 (2,440 male householders, 302 female householders)
2,602 spouses, 3,045 children (2,815 natural, 112 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 96 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 532 (194 male householders (153 living alone)), 217 female householders (182 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,166 2-persons, 558 3-persons, 605 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 335 1-person, 48 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
2,276 married couples with children.
204 single-parent households (66 men, 138 women).
94.9% of residents of 80908 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 3% well, 4% not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% very well, 62% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 181 (2.0%)
(60.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (48%)
- Japan (10%)
- Philippines (10%)
- Korea (10%)
- Indonesia (8%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Turkey (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 22
- 1990 to 1994: 9
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 33
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 89
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 1782
- English: 981
- Irish: 790
- Other groups: 642
- United States or American: 561
- Italian: 379
- Norwegian: 254
- Scotch-Irish: 243
- Scottish: 209
- Polish: 155
- Swedish: 154
- European: 146
- French (except Basque): 141
- British: 132
- Dutch: 106
- Danish: 98
- Russian: 69
- Slovene: 64
- Hungarian: 59
- Welsh: 59
- Portuguese: 55
- Czech: 52
- Swiss: 49
- Greek: 45
- Finnish: 45
- Croatian: 21
- Northern European: 19
- Armenian: 16
- Scandinavian: 15
- Czechoslovakian: 11
- Lithuanian: 11
- Eastern European: 10
- Romanian: 9
- Canadian: 9
- French Canadian: 8
- Austrian: 7
- Lebanese: 6
- Arab:: 6
- Pennsylvania German: 6

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 80908 not listed on the city page:- EDITH WOLFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 13710 BLACK FOREST ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Grades: KG - 05)
- RAY E KILMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: 4285 WALKER RD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MITSUI ADVANCED MEDIA INCORPORATED (10045 FEDERAL DRIVE in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000006924, LQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA
Organizations: MAM-A INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- EDITH WOLFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (13710 BLACK FOREST ROAD in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2524
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: ACADEMY SCHOOL DIST 20 (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ACADEMY 20 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ACADEMY SCHOOL DISTRICT 20, EDITH WOLFORD ELEM SCHOOL WWTP
- RAY E KILMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4285 WALKER RD in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4686
Organizations: LEWIS-PALMER 38 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KWIK WAY MARKET (7510 BLACK FOREST ROAD in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Alternative names: PDQ FOOD STORE, PDQ FOOD STORE NO 751
- LAFARGE WEST INC VOLLMER PLANT (8355 VOLLMER RD. in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE; BRICK, STONE, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Organizations: ROBERT E. MONKS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LAFARGE TECHNICAL SERVICES, LAFARGE WEST INC., R E MONKS CONST, RE MONKS CONST CO, WESTERN MOBILE SOUTHERN
- COLOR RITE PAINT & BODY (2255 LA MONTANA WY in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
- COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPT (13260 BRENTWOOD DR in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AT&T BLACKFOREST (7.5 MILES SW OF in EASTONVILLE, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KETTLE CREEK TRANSPORTATION (12725 HERRING RD in BLACK FOREST, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LYNN WELLS & RUSSELL WELLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MOBILE PREMIX VOLLMER GARAGE (8715 VOLLMER RD in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MOBILE PREMIX COLO SPR. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PEERLESS TYRE CO INC NO 825 (6730 N ACADEMY BLVD in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- TOM AIR SERVICE (8225 WRANGLERS WAY in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARNOLD CULP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- C&C EXCAVATION (CAROL EDWARDS) (8670 KENOSHA DR in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: EXCAVATION WORK
Alternative names: C & C EXCAVATION
Median worth of mobile homes: $101,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2988
- Northeast: 1045
- Midwest: 2127
- South: 1004
- West: 1669
56% of the 80908 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 6,803. Population change in the 1990s: +2,419 (+35.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 261
| Here: | 18.7% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92
| Here: | 12.8% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
| Here: | 27.3% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ELECTROMAGNITIC TECHNIQUES INC (20340 PINE SHADOW DRIVE in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business): $673,999 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Engineering -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services, Educational Services, Other Special Studies and Analyses, and more by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $420,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $100,000; 2004: $94,999; 2005: $59,000; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$420,000 with Air Force for Engineering -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-01-31. Completion date: 2001-04-30.
$100,000 with Air Force for Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services. Signed on 2003-05-29. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
$59,000 with Air Force for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-07-22. Completion date: 2006-07-24.
$49,999 with Air Force for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2004-08-17. Completion date: 2005-08-19.
- AMATEK, INC (6920 SILVER PONDS in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business): $314,066 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Intercommunication and Public Address Systems, Airborne, Telecommunications Network Management Services, Batteries, Rechargeable by Air Force, Geological Survey, Navy, Army, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $56,408; 2005: $257,658; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$251,820 with Air Force for Intercommunication and Public Address Systems, Airborne. Signed on 2005-04-29. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
$33,800 with Geological Survey for Telecommunications Network Management Services. Signed on 2004-05-26. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$17,386 with Navy for Batteries, Rechargeable. Signed on 2004-10-04. Completion date: 2005-09-29.
$5,838 with Army for Batteries, Rechargeable. Signed on 2005-02-11. Completion date: 2005-02-16.
- JACK D JONES (9560 THOROUGHBRED LN in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business): $135,850 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $39,950; 2001: $39,950; 2002: $39,950; 2003: $0; 2004: $16,000; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$39,950 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$39,950, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$39,950, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-02. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$16,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2004-10-29.
- INTELLIVISUAL LLC (15855 WILDWIND TERRACE in BLACK FOREST, CO; small business): $99,862 in 2 contracts in 2003
$249,862 with Army for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-05-29. Completion date: 2004-03-29.
$-,150,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-12. Completion date: 2004-03-29.
- RAU-SOBOTKA, CYNTHIA K (15385 BLACK FOREST RD in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business): $94,992 in 2 contracts in 2005
$94,992 with Army for Nursing Services. Signed on 2005-10-05. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-05. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
- KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC (14960 WEST KIOWA CREEK LN in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business)
$72,495 with Navy for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2006-07-05.
- SIGN SHOP LIMITED (3505 EAST PLATTE AVE in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business)
$34,013 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-09-02. Completion date: 2003-10-08.
- JANE YATES YAWS (14405 PINE GLEN DRIVE WEST in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business)
$32,000 with Army for Other Medical Services. Signed on 1999-10-29. Completion date: 2000-05-30.
- FREDERICK R LANG (10315 BURGESS RD in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business): $5,490 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$6,110 with Air Force for Chaplain Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$-,620, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
- COLORADO BARNS (9390 HARDIN ROAD in COLORADO SPRIN, CO; small business)
$3,675 with Army for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2003-04-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Information: Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (50-99: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 13)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 4)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5-9: 2, 1-4: 13)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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17 people in religious group quarters
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