Fremont County, Colorado

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 49,394
Median household income: $61,027
Median home value: $282,100

Home to 49,394 residents, Fremont County is one of Colorado's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,027, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Fremont County's population grew 4.4% from 47,321 to 49,394, while its median household income rose 23.5% from $49,409 to $61,027.

72.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,394
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,027
Median home value: $282,100
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 20,449
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,32149,394

Median household income

$49,409$61,027

Median home value

$174,000$282,100

Median gross rent

$838$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,321	$49,409	$174,000	$838
2020	47,725	$52,364	$197,500	$853
2021	49,007	$53,411	$217,500	$894
2022	49,107	$56,165	$264,300	$959
2023	49,394	$61,027	$282,100	$1,036

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,865	3.8%
5 to 17	6,052	12.3%
18 to 24	3,049	6.2%
25 to 34	6,984	14.1%
35 to 44	6,799	13.8%
45 to 54	6,419	13.0%
55 to 64	7,152	14.5%
65 to 74	6,670	13.5%
75 and over	4,404	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,759	78.5%
Black or African American	1,754	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	482	1.0%
Asian	399	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.1%
Some other race	261	0.5%
Two or more races	1,303	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,399	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,627	9.4%
High school graduate	15,346	39.9%
Some college or associate's	11,371	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,758	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,326	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,859	74.0%
Carpooled	1,491	8.6%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	611	3.5%
Bicycle	170	1.0%
Worked from home	2,132	12.3%
Other means	116	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,317	41.4%
15 to 29 min	4,706	30.8%
30 to 44 min	1,273	8.3%
45 to 59 min	1,147	7.5%
60+ min	1,813	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 14.0% (5,800 of 41,502)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,005	62.2%
Nonfamily households	6,690	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,695	86.5%
Vacant	2,754	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,475	76.2%
Renter-occupied	4,220	23.8%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,780	72.3%
1-unit, attached	453	2.2%
2 to 4 units	720	3.5%
5 to 19 units	869	4.2%
20 or more units	679	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2,948	14.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 08043
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,534 sq mi
Water area: 0.86 sq mi
Center point: 38.4552, -105.4250