Elbert

Population: 150
Median household income: $56,500
Median home value: $263,200

Located in Elbert County, Colorado, Elbert is a community with a population of 150. At $56,500, its median household income sits below Elbert County's $129,477.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elbert's population declined 25.7% from 202 to 150, while its median home value rose 58.9% from $165,600 to $263,200.

The median gross rent is $1,188. 23.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 150
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,500
Median home value: $263,200
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 86
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

202150

Median household income

$40,833$56,500

Median home value

$165,600$263,200

Median gross rent

$383$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	202	$40,833	$165,600	$383
2020	220	$58,125	$171,000	$405
2021	236	$57,083	$225,000	—
2022	203	$54,500	$253,400	$475
2023	150	$56,500	$263,200	$1,188

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6424.0%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	31	20.7%
18 to 24	13	8.7%
25 to 34	26	17.3%
35 to 44	12	8.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	36	24.0%
65 to 74	20	13.3%
75 and over	12	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	134	89.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	13	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's42.5%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	3.8%
High school graduate	32	30.2%
Some college or associate's	45	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	21	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66	90.4%
Carpooled	3	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1	1.4%
15 to 29 min	22	31.9%
30 to 44 min	14	20.3%
45 to 59 min	15	21.7%
60+ min	17	24.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 5.3% (8 of 150)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	61.8%
Nonfamily households	29	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76	88.4%
Vacant	10	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	64	84.2%
Renter-occupied	12	15.8%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	73	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0823520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2194, -104.5397