Fort Garland

Population: 426
Median household income: $29,750
Median home value: $239,600

Fort Garland, a community in Costilla County, Colorado, has 426 residents. At $29,750, its median household income sits below Costilla County's $36,519.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Garland's population declined 11.4% from 481 to 426, while its median home value rose 115.3% from $111,300 to $239,600.

The median resident is 23.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 30.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 426
Median age: 23.8 yrs
Median household income: $29,750
Median home value: $239,600
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 210
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

481426

Median household income

$43,750$29,750

Median home value

$111,300$239,600

Median gross rent

$499$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	481	$43,750	$111,300	$499
2020	607	$39,107	$204,000	$493
2021	589	$39,625	$204,300	$701
2022	582	$36,750	$211,800	$754
2023	426	$29,750	$239,600	$871

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1730.5%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 441.9%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	6.3%
5 to 17	130	30.5%
18 to 24	61	14.3%
25 to 34	51	12.0%
35 to 44	8	1.9%
45 to 54	28	6.6%
55 to 64	72	16.9%
65 to 74	26	6.1%
75 and over	23	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46	10.8%
Black or African American	43	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	310	72.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	13.5%
High school graduate	94	45.2%
Some college or associate's	75	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	11	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone89.5%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	102	89.5%
Carpooled	2	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	21.2%
15 to 29 min	51	49.0%
30 to 44 min	24	23.1%
45 to 59 min	7	6.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 33.3% (142 of 426)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	79.4%
Nonfamily households	34	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	165	78.6%
Vacant	45	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	117	70.9%
Renter-occupied	48	29.1%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other13.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	5	2.4%
Mobile home & other	29	13.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0827535
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4279, -105.4350