Glenwood Springs

Population: 10,171
Median household income: $87,000
Median home value: $592,000

Located in Garfield County, Colorado, Glenwood Springs is a community with a population of 10,171. At $87,000, its median household income sits in line with Garfield County's $86,172.

Between 2019 and 2023, Glenwood Springs's population grew 2.6% from 9,915 to 10,171, while its median home value rose 44.6% from $409,500 to $592,000.

38.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,171
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,000
Median home value: $592,000
Median gross rent: $1,717
Housing units: 4,215
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,91510,171

Median household income

$66,693$87,000

Median home value

$409,500$592,000

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,915	$66,693	$409,500	$1,206
2020	10,048	$66,860	$436,700	$1,178
2021	10,017	$69,728	$465,600	$1,237
2022	10,100	$80,806	$530,500	$1,430
2023	10,171	$87,000	$592,000	$1,717

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	416	4.1%
5 to 17	1,733	17.0%
18 to 24	1,057	10.4%
25 to 34	1,730	17.0%
35 to 44	1,674	16.5%
45 to 54	1,090	10.7%
55 to 64	1,263	12.4%
65 to 74	778	7.6%
75 and over	430	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,775	56.8%
Black or African American	92	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	50	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	151	1.5%
Two or more races	393	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,703	36.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	931	13.4%
High school graduate	1,421	20.4%
Some college or associate's	1,960	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,386	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,267	18.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit2.2%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle4.4%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,205	67.7%
Carpooled	783	12.6%
Public transit	139	2.2%
Walked	327	5.3%
Bicycle	276	4.4%
Worked from home	482	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,922	33.5%
15 to 29 min	1,598	27.9%
30 to 44 min	836	14.6%
45 to 59 min	488	8.5%
60+ min	886	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 8.9% (886 of 9,992)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,160	55.9%
Nonfamily households	1,706	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,866	91.7%
Vacant	349	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,030	52.5%
Renter-occupied	1,836	47.5%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,921	45.6%
1-unit, attached	424	10.1%
2 to 4 units	544	12.9%
5 to 19 units	578	13.7%
20 or more units	490	11.6%
Mobile home & other	258	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0830780
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.5471, -107.3426