Golden

Population: 20,467
Median household income: $95,913
Median home value: $790,500

Golden, a community in Jefferson County, Colorado, has 20,467 residents. Its median household income of $95,913 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $107,800.

From 2019 to 2023, Golden's population declined 1.1% from 20,693 to 20,467, while its median home value rose 51.4% from $522,200 to $790,500.

Households average 2.33 people. The median gross rent is $1,854.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,467
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,913
Median home value: $790,500
Median gross rent: $1,854
Housing units: 8,108
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,69320,467

Median household income

$72,349$95,913

Median home value

$522,200$790,500

Median gross rent

$1,386$1,854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,693	$72,349	$522,200	$1,386
2020	20,391	$80,338	$541,400	$1,495
2021	20,041	$83,976	$579,800	$1,547
2022	20,461	$90,990	$698,700	$1,712
2023	20,467	$95,913	$790,500	$1,854

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2420.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	515	2.5%
5 to 17	2,773	13.5%
18 to 24	4,130	20.2%
25 to 34	2,802	13.7%
35 to 44	2,704	13.2%
45 to 54	2,420	11.8%
55 to 64	2,644	12.9%
65 to 74	1,424	7.0%
75 and over	1,055	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,859	82.4%
Black or African American	309	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.4%
Asian	844	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	90	0.4%
Two or more races	794	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,485	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate17.0%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree30.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	503	3.9%
High school graduate	2,222	17.0%
Some college or associate's	2,625	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,672	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,027	30.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone52.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home28.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,410	52.5%
Carpooled	826	8.0%
Public transit	80	0.8%
Walked	697	6.8%
Bicycle	235	2.3%
Worked from home	2,923	28.3%
Other means	143	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,459	33.3%
15 to 29 min	2,170	29.4%
30 to 44 min	1,861	25.2%
45 to 59 min	405	5.5%
60+ min	496	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 13.0% (2,357 of 18,198)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,126	53.0%
Nonfamily households	3,656	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,782	96.0%
Vacant	326	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,574	58.8%
Renter-occupied	3,208	41.2%

1-unit, detached48.9%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units16.4%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,968	48.9%
1-unit, attached	615	7.6%
2 to 4 units	521	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1,029	12.7%
20 or more units	1,332	16.4%
Mobile home & other	643	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0830835
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.7425, -105.2106