De Beque

Population: 466
Median household income: $63,646
Median home value: $215,000

Located in Mesa County, Colorado, De Beque is a community with a population of 466. At $63,646, its median household income sits below Mesa County's $71,485.

From 2019 to 2023, De Beque's population declined 10.0% from 518 to 466, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $145,600 to $215,000.

Owners occupy 78.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 466
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,646
Median home value: $215,000
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 210
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

518466

Median household income

$65,750$63,646

Median home value

$145,600$215,000

Median gross rent

$925$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	518	$65,750	$145,600	$925
2020	500	$64,375	$155,400	$1,072
2021	484	$62,083	$164,400	$1,067
2022	470	$60,625	$189,700	$1,281
2023	466	$63,646	$215,000	$1,319

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	4.7%
5 to 17	89	19.1%
18 to 24	24	5.2%
25 to 34	40	8.6%
35 to 44	63	13.5%
45 to 54	45	9.7%
55 to 64	92	19.7%
65 to 74	56	12.0%
75 and over	35	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	381	81.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	15.4%
High school graduate	128	38.7%
Some college or associate's	100	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	24	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	28	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	84.1%
Carpooled	7	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	8.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	18.5%
15 to 29 min	21	11.1%
30 to 44 min	84	44.4%
45 to 59 min	21	11.1%
60+ min	28	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 13.3% (62 of 466)

	Count	Share
Family households	115	62.8%
Nonfamily households	68	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	183	87.1%
Vacant	27	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	144	78.7%
Renter-occupied	39	21.3%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	131	62.4%
1-unit, attached	4	1.9%
2 to 4 units	24	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	24.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0819355
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 39.3100, -108.2050