Dakota Ridge

Population: 34,159
Median household income: $120,368
Median home value: $570,400

Dakota Ridge, a community in Jefferson County, Colorado, has 34,159 residents. Its median household income of $120,368 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $107,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dakota Ridge's population declined 1.4% from 34,659 to 34,159, while its median home value rose 52.8% from $373,400 to $570,400.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,159
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $120,368
Median home value: $570,400
Median gross rent: $2,103
Housing units: 13,488
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,65934,159

Median household income

$100,438$120,368

Median home value

$373,400$570,400

Median gross rent

$1,626$2,103

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,659	$100,438	$373,400	$1,626
2020	34,655	$101,248	$393,700	$1,723
2021	34,361	$106,635	$434,200	$1,849
2022	34,234	$116,683	$511,800	$1,921
2023	34,159	$120,368	$570,400	$2,103

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,540	4.5%
5 to 17	5,388	15.8%
18 to 24	2,479	7.3%
25 to 34	4,677	13.7%
35 to 44	4,927	14.4%
45 to 54	4,301	12.6%
55 to 64	5,643	16.5%
65 to 74	3,681	10.8%
75 and over	1,523	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,256	73.9%
Black or African American	370	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	0.2%
Asian	960	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	219	0.6%
Two or more races	1,794	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,470	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	810	3.3%
High school graduate	4,531	18.3%
Some college or associate's	6,836	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	8,228	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,347	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,630	70.5%
Carpooled	1,048	5.4%
Public transit	285	1.5%
Walked	72	0.4%
Bicycle	75	0.4%
Worked from home	3,932	20.3%
Other means	286	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,809	18.2%
15 to 29 min	6,265	40.7%
30 to 44 min	4,155	27.0%
45 to 59 min	1,329	8.6%
60+ min	838	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 4.1% (1,392 of 34,050)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,487	72.6%
Nonfamily households	3,575	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,062	96.8%
Vacant	426	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,819	82.8%
Renter-occupied	2,243	17.2%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,959	81.3%
1-unit, attached	654	4.8%
2 to 4 units	80	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1,089	8.1%
20 or more units	696	5.2%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0819150
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 39.6192, -105.1351