Welby

Population: 16,232
Median household income: $78,375
Median home value: $347,700

Welby, a community in Adams County, Colorado, has 16,232 residents. At $78,375, its median household income sits below Adams County's $91,387.

Between 2019 and 2023, Welby's population grew 1.3% from 16,018 to 16,232, while its median home value rose 62.9% from $213,500 to $347,700.

56.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,232
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $78,375
Median home value: $347,700
Median gross rent: $1,640
Housing units: 5,932
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,01816,232

Median household income

$56,923$78,375

Median home value

$213,500$347,700

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,018	$56,923	$213,500	$1,211
2020	15,372	$67,594	$241,900	$1,391
2021	16,260	$68,575	$251,400	$1,411
2022	16,287	$72,436	$321,800	$1,484
2023	16,232	$78,375	$347,700	$1,640

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	914	5.6%
5 to 17	2,902	17.9%
18 to 24	1,778	11.0%
25 to 34	3,045	18.8%
35 to 44	2,614	16.1%
45 to 54	1,919	11.8%
55 to 64	1,450	8.9%
65 to 74	1,134	7.0%
75 and over	476	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,227	32.2%
Black or African American	283	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	485	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	325	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,898	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,554	24.0%
High school graduate	3,253	30.6%
Some college or associate's	3,275	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,134	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	422	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,192	73.1%
Carpooled	1,268	15.0%
Public transit	137	1.6%
Walked	13	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	752	8.9%
Other means	109	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,092	14.1%
15 to 29 min	3,026	39.2%
30 to 44 min	2,316	30.0%
45 to 59 min	621	8.0%
60+ min	664	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 9.4% (1,523 of 16,156)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,948	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,795	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,743	96.8%
Vacant	189	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,250	74.0%
Renter-occupied	1,493	26.0%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,369	56.8%
1-unit, attached	710	12.0%
2 to 4 units	315	5.3%
5 to 19 units	536	9.0%
20 or more units	423	7.1%
Mobile home & other	579	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0883120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.8402, -104.9655