Garfield County, Colorado

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Garfield County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median home value (120th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	62,479	5,862,189	334,922,499	871st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,131	$95,470	$80,734	279th of 3,221
Median Age	37.6	37.7	38.9	2650th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.6%	45.7%	35.7%	536th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$527,800	$539,400	$332,700	120th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,637	$1,761	$1,413	163rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	9.4%	12.5%	2816th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.6%	5.2%	2289th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.2	56.6	n/a	2277th of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.1%	9.8%	14.1%	210th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.2	n/a	n/a	256th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.6%	66.2%	65.2%	2331st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.4	25.2	26.4	354th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	21.0%	15.1%	973rd of 3,222
Uninsured	15.7%	n/a	n/a	622nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.9%	48.3%	46.9%	870th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.8%	n/a	n/a	409th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32.6%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.4	52.5	61.4

Age in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	37.6	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	23,404	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.8%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.9%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,160	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.7%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.4%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.0%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	24,953	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.7%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.1%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.4%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,201	$2,602	n/a

Education in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.1%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Garfield County, Colorado

Statistic	Garfield County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.6%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.7%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	73.6%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	24.7%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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