Wiggins

Population: 1,202
Median household income: $89,948
Median home value: $322,900

Wiggins, a community in Morgan County, Colorado, has 1,202 residents. At $89,948, its median household income sits above Morgan County's $75,407.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wiggins's population held roughly steady from 1,201 to 1,202, while its median home value rose 62.8% from $198,400 to $322,900.

The median gross rent is $1,392. 21.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,202
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $89,948
Median home value: $322,900
Median gross rent: $1,392
Housing units: 439
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2011,202

Median household income

$57,500$89,948

Median home value

$198,400$322,900

Median gross rent

$933$1,392

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,201	$57,500	$198,400	$933
2020	1,170	$57,833	$227,000	$1,012
2021	1,137	$64,514	$263,300	$1,055
2022	1,138	$77,083	$294,600	$1,266
2023	1,202	$89,948	$322,900	$1,392

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3425.1%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	8.1%
5 to 17	302	25.1%
18 to 24	68	5.7%
25 to 34	302	25.1%
35 to 44	114	9.5%
45 to 54	121	10.1%
55 to 64	110	9.2%
65 to 74	66	5.5%
75 and over	22	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	907	75.5%
Black or African American	8	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	250	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	3.4%
High school graduate	251	34.1%
Some college or associate's	299	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	97	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	63	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	500	81.4%
Carpooled	45	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	9.1%
Other means	12	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	98	17.6%
15 to 29 min	172	30.8%
30 to 44 min	73	13.1%
45 to 59 min	37	6.6%
60+ min	178	31.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 5.6% (67 of 1,202)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	79.1%
Nonfamily households	87	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	417	95.0%
Vacant	22	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	328	78.7%
Renter-occupied	89	21.3%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	353	80.4%
1-unit, attached	8	1.8%
2 to 4 units	47	10.7%
5 to 19 units	4	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0884770
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2284, -104.0721