Elbert County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Elbert County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Elbert County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median household income (24th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (50th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,874	5,862,189	334,922,499	1548th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$132,685	$95,470	$80,734	24th of 3,221
Median Age	45.0	37.7	38.9	740th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.1%	45.7%	35.7%	423rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$709,800	$539,400	$332,700	50th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,311	$1,761	$1,413	408th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.3%	9.4%	12.5%	3154th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.6%	5.2%	2288th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.1	56.6	n/a	2468th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	9.8%	14.1%	1422nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.6	n/a	n/a	101st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	95.0%	66.2%	65.2%	5th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	41.3	25.2	26.4	20th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.3%	21.0%	15.1%	108th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2131st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	70.8%	48.3%	46.9%	9th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.3%	n/a	n/a	40th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.3	52.5	61.4

Age in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	45.0	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	31.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	10,004	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	81.9%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	13.9%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	21.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$59,151	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.2%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.3%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	25.9%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	11.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.9%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	10,510	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	94.2%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.5%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.8%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,996.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	5.0%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,214	$2,602	n/a

Education in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	3.6%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.9%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.5%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.2%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.8%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.7%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	9.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Elbert County, Colorado

Statistic	Elbert County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	49.0%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.9%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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