Elbert County, Colorado

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,152
Median household income: $129,477
Median home value: $664,600

Home to 27,152 residents, Elbert County is one of Colorado's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $129,477, its median household income sits above Colorado's $92,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elbert County's population grew 5.6% from 25,717 to 27,152, while its median household income rose 30.5% from $99,199 to $129,477.

Owners occupy 94.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,152
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $129,477
Median home value: $664,600
Median gross rent: $1,436
Housing units: 10,193
Homeownership rate: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,71727,152

Median household income

$99,199$129,477

Median home value

$463,600$664,600

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,436

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,717	$99,199	$463,600	$1,182
2020	26,230	$104,231	$492,300	$1,203
2021	25,897	$114,904	$538,800	$1,229
2022	26,457	$124,360	$623,300	$1,436
2023	27,152	$129,477	$664,600	$1,436

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,278	4.7%
5 to 17	4,450	16.4%
18 to 24	1,812	6.7%
25 to 34	2,709	10.0%
35 to 44	3,385	12.5%
45 to 54	3,901	14.4%
55 to 64	4,697	17.3%
65 to 74	3,312	12.2%
75 and over	1,608	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,697	83.6%
Black or African American	144	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66	0.2%
Asian	238	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	90	0.3%
Some other race	120	0.4%
Two or more races	1,460	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,337	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	626	3.2%
High school graduate	5,028	25.6%
Some college or associate's	7,060	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,761	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,137	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,925	71.1%
Carpooled	1,057	7.6%
Public transit	77	0.6%
Walked	132	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,657	19.0%
Other means	108	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,072	9.5%
15 to 29 min	1,775	15.7%
30 to 44 min	3,253	28.8%
45 to 59 min	2,484	22.0%
60+ min	2,715	24.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 5.3% (1,444 of 27,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,924	82.1%
Nonfamily households	1,733	17.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,657	94.7%
Vacant	536	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,119	94.4%
Renter-occupied	538	5.6%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,707	95.2%
1-unit, attached	116	1.1%
2 to 4 units	37	0.4%
5 to 19 units	27	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	306	3.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 08039
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,850 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 39.3152, -104.1141