Estes Park

Population: 5,879
Median household income: $73,313
Median home value: $634,200

Located in Larimer County, Colorado, Estes Park is a community with a population of 5,879. At $73,313, its median household income sits below Larimer County's $91,364.

Between 2019 and 2023, Estes Park's population declined 7.8% from 6,377 to 5,879, while its median home value rose 53.5% from $413,100 to $634,200.

The median gross rent is $1,431. 56.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,879
Median age: 60.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,313
Median home value: $634,200
Median gross rent: $1,431
Housing units: 4,203
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3775,879

Median household income

$55,000$73,313

Median home value

$413,100$634,200

Median gross rent

$835$1,431

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,377	$55,000	$413,100	$835
2020	6,504	$54,925	$449,100	$888
2021	5,942	$56,166	$463,400	$1,054
2022	5,906	$63,598	$576,500	$1,173
2023	5,879	$73,313	$634,200	$1,431

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7428.0%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	1.2%
5 to 17	573	9.7%
18 to 24	172	2.9%
25 to 34	669	11.4%
35 to 44	426	7.2%
45 to 54	555	9.4%
55 to 64	1,026	17.5%
65 to 74	1,647	28.0%
75 and over	743	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,226	88.9%
Black or African American	23	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.4%
Asian	167	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.7%
Two or more races	80	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	318	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate13.6%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree24.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	2.3%
High school graduate	691	13.6%
Some college or associate's	1,409	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,610	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,239	24.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,976	76.7%
Carpooled	107	4.2%
Public transit	15	0.6%
Walked	47	1.8%
Bicycle	30	1.2%
Worked from home	376	14.6%
Other means	25	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,568	71.3%
15 to 29 min	342	15.5%
30 to 44 min	179	8.1%
45 to 59 min	13	0.6%
60+ min	98	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 9.9% (577 of 5,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,807	59.7%
Nonfamily households	1,218	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,025	72.0%
Vacant	1,178	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,093	69.2%
Renter-occupied	932	30.8%

1-unit, detached65.8%

1-unit, attached17.2%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,765	65.8%
1-unit, attached	721	17.2%
2 to 4 units	276	6.6%
5 to 19 units	308	7.3%
20 or more units	111	2.6%
Mobile home & other	22	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0825115
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.3670, -105.5339