Commerce City

Population: 64,640
Median household income: $106,756
Median home value: $463,200

Commerce City is a community in Adams County, Colorado, home to 64,640 residents. Its median household income of $106,756 runs above the Adams County figure of $91,387.

From 2019 to 2023, Commerce City's population grew 14.5% from 56,448 to 64,640, while its median home value rose 44.7% from $320,100 to $463,200.

Owners occupy 78.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,640
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $106,756
Median home value: $463,200
Median gross rent: $1,626
Housing units: 22,165
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,44864,640

Median household income

$77,065$106,756

Median home value

$320,100$463,200

Median gross rent

$1,286$1,626

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,448	$77,065	$320,100	$1,286
2020	55,891	$82,939	$340,100	$1,400
2021	61,516	$87,354	$364,600	$1,496
2022	63,050	$96,484	$436,500	$1,540
2023	64,640	$106,756	$463,200	$1,626

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,076	7.9%
5 to 17	14,591	22.6%
18 to 24	4,174	6.5%
25 to 34	9,460	14.6%
35 to 44	10,461	16.2%
45 to 54	9,170	14.2%
55 to 64	6,343	9.8%
65 to 74	3,622	5.6%
75 and over	1,743	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,656	41.2%
Black or African American	2,856	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	142	0.2%
Asian	1,523	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	108	0.2%
Some other race	318	0.5%
Two or more races	1,785	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,252	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,216	15.2%
High school graduate	12,752	31.3%
Some college or associate's	12,070	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,633	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,128	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,952	71.8%
Carpooled	3,025	9.1%
Public transit	405	1.2%
Walked	347	1.0%
Bicycle	45	0.1%
Worked from home	5,183	15.5%
Other means	401	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,391	15.6%
15 to 29 min	9,445	33.5%
30 to 44 min	9,326	33.1%
45 to 59 min	2,913	10.3%
60+ min	2,100	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 9.6% (6,169 of 64,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,742	78.5%
Nonfamily households	4,597	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,339	96.3%
Vacant	826	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,640	78.0%
Renter-occupied	4,699	22.0%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,456	78.8%
1-unit, attached	2,214	10.0%
2 to 4 units	517	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1,032	4.7%
20 or more units	453	2.0%
Mobile home & other	493	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0816495
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 37 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 39.8828, -104.7949