Clifton

Population: 19,746
Median household income: $54,301
Median home value: $234,200

Located in Mesa County, Colorado, Clifton is a community with a population of 19,746. The median household income of $54,301 is below the Mesa County median ($71,485).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clifton's population declined 4.8% from 20,748 to 19,746, while its median home value rose 63.2% from $143,500 to $234,200.

The median resident is 35.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,746
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,301
Median home value: $234,200
Median gross rent: $1,035
Housing units: 7,794
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,74819,746

Median household income

$43,452$54,301

Median home value

$143,500$234,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,035

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,748	$43,452	$143,500	$873
2020	20,783	$46,394	$158,000	$969
2021	20,122	$49,350	$166,900	$997
2022	19,443	$55,108	$208,400	$1,031
2023	19,746	$54,301	$234,200	$1,035

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,388	7.0%
5 to 17	3,616	18.3%
18 to 24	1,646	8.3%
25 to 34	3,125	15.8%
35 to 44	2,882	14.6%
45 to 54	2,382	12.1%
55 to 64	2,075	10.5%
65 to 74	1,730	8.8%
75 and over	902	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,338	67.5%
Black or African American	113	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	326	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	134	0.7%
Two or more races	809	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,025	25.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,102	16.1%
High school graduate	4,576	34.9%
Some college or associate's	4,873	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,147	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	398	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,124	72.3%
Carpooled	803	9.5%
Public transit	93	1.1%
Walked	10	0.1%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	1,198	14.1%
Other means	240	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,425	33.3%
15 to 29 min	4,088	56.2%
30 to 44 min	258	3.5%
45 to 59 min	86	1.2%
60+ min	420	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 15.4% (3,032 of 19,648)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,837	63.7%
Nonfamily households	2,761	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,598	97.5%
Vacant	196	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,490	72.3%
Renter-occupied	2,108	27.7%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other22.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,644	59.6%
1-unit, attached	274	3.5%
2 to 4 units	906	11.6%
5 to 19 units	143	1.8%
20 or more units	83	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1,744	22.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0815165
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 39.0767, -108.4605