Bayfield

Population: 2,862
Median household income: $92,821
Median home value: $418,400

Bayfield, a community in La Plata County, Colorado, has 2,862 residents. The median household income of $92,821 is above the La Plata County median ($85,296).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bayfield's population grew 8.4% from 2,640 to 2,862, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $318,100 to $418,400.

68.7% of workers drive to work alone. 71.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,862
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $92,821
Median home value: $418,400
Median gross rent: $1,265
Housing units: 1,074
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6402,862

Median household income

$62,285$92,821

Median home value

$318,100$418,400

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,265

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,640	$62,285	$318,100	$1,024
2020	2,550	$65,357	$329,700	$1,021
2021	2,821	$76,176	$336,000	$1,313
2022	2,853	$84,609	$377,600	$1,333
2023	2,862	$92,821	$418,400	$1,265

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1729.3%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	195	6.8%
5 to 17	839	29.3%
18 to 24	78	2.7%
25 to 34	515	18.0%
35 to 44	325	11.4%
45 to 54	409	14.3%
55 to 64	213	7.4%
65 to 74	220	7.7%
75 and over	68	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,300	80.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.8%
Two or more races	41	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	495	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	1.3%
High school graduate	624	35.7%
Some college or associate's	570	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	347	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	187	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	929	68.7%
Carpooled	117	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	218	16.1%
Other means	29	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	430	37.9%
15 to 29 min	301	26.5%
30 to 44 min	368	32.5%
45 to 59 min	6	0.5%
60+ min	29	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 10.6% (291 of 2,757)

	Count	Share
Family households	700	72.4%
Nonfamily households	267	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	967	90.0%
Vacant	107	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	776	80.2%
Renter-occupied	191	19.8%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	764	71.1%
1-unit, attached	78	7.3%
2 to 4 units	85	7.9%
5 to 19 units	14	1.3%
20 or more units	10	0.9%
Mobile home & other	123	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0805265
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2346, -107.5937