Garfield County, Colorado

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 62,034
Median household income: $86,172
Median home value: $490,600

Garfield County, Colorado counts 62,034 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,172, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Garfield County's population grew 5.0% from 59,055 to 62,034, while its median household income rose 13.5% from $75,937 to $86,172.

59.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1992.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,034
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,172
Median home value: $490,600
Median gross rent: $1,515
Housing units: 24,640
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,05562,034

Median household income

$75,937$86,172

Median home value

$360,600$490,600

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,515

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,055	$75,937	$360,600	$1,201
2020	59,605	$75,435	$375,600	$1,177
2021	61,221	$77,212	$383,600	$1,277
2022	61,683	$82,772	$449,300	$1,444
2023	62,034	$86,172	$490,600	$1,515

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,075	6.6%
5 to 17	11,389	18.4%
18 to 24	5,102	8.2%
25 to 34	8,368	13.5%
35 to 44	8,919	14.4%
45 to 54	7,712	12.4%
55 to 64	7,642	12.3%
65 to 74	5,874	9.5%
75 and over	2,953	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,810	62.6%
Black or African American	274	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	0.2%
Asian	506	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.1%
Some other race	320	0.5%
Two or more races	2,060	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,867	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,792	11.6%
High school graduate	10,161	24.5%
Some college or associate's	12,661	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,700	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,154	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit1.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle2.4%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,020	69.2%
Carpooled	4,515	13.6%
Public transit	573	1.7%
Walked	834	2.5%
Bicycle	798	2.4%
Worked from home	3,334	10.0%
Other means	184	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,474	25.0%
15 to 29 min	8,782	29.3%
30 to 44 min	5,306	17.7%
45 to 59 min	3,850	12.9%
60+ min	4,512	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 9.1% (5,539 of 61,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,712	68.1%
Nonfamily households	7,359	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,071	93.6%
Vacant	1,569	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,084	69.7%
Renter-occupied	6,987	30.3%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,744	59.8%
1-unit, attached	2,089	8.5%
2 to 4 units	1,915	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1,887	7.7%
20 or more units	1,060	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2,945	12.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 08045
State: Colorado
Land area: 2,947 sq mi
Water area: 8.38 sq mi
Center point: 39.5994, -107.9098