Applewood

Population: 8,120
Median household income: $128,988
Median home value: $725,300

Applewood, a community in Jefferson County, Colorado, has 8,120 residents. At $128,988, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $107,800.

From 2019 to 2023, Applewood's population held roughly steady from 8,081 to 8,120, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $494,600 to $725,300.

66.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,120
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $128,988
Median home value: $725,300
Median gross rent: $2,142
Housing units: 3,537
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0818,120

Median household income

$106,962$128,988

Median home value

$494,600$725,300

Median gross rent

$1,611$2,142

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,081	$106,962	$494,600	$1,611
2020	8,300	$106,173	$568,700	$1,634
2021	8,236	$115,330	$614,900	$1,760
2022	7,985	$125,455	$679,000	$2,036
2023	8,120	$128,988	$725,300	$2,142

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	416	5.1%
5 to 17	894	11.0%
18 to 24	413	5.1%
25 to 34	1,280	15.8%
35 to 44	1,274	15.7%
45 to 54	1,204	14.8%
55 to 64	1,026	12.6%
65 to 74	1,048	12.9%
75 and over	565	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,832	84.1%
Black or African American	67	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.5%
Asian	128	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.3%
Two or more races	169	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	861	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate10.2%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree41.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	161	2.5%
High school graduate	653	10.2%
Some college or associate's	1,335	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,656	41.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,592	24.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home25.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,044	66.2%
Carpooled	189	4.1%
Public transit	18	0.4%
Walked	32	0.7%
Bicycle	56	1.2%
Worked from home	1,192	25.9%
Other means	70	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	984	28.9%
15 to 29 min	1,159	34.0%
30 to 44 min	738	21.6%
45 to 59 min	178	5.2%
60+ min	350	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 3.8% (312 of 8,115)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,992	58.2%
Nonfamily households	1,432	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,424	96.8%
Vacant	113	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,644	77.2%
Renter-occupied	780	22.8%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,558	72.3%
1-unit, attached	325	9.2%
2 to 4 units	43	1.2%
5 to 19 units	363	10.3%
20 or more units	248	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0802575
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 39.7475, -105.1730