Severance

Population: 9,302
Median household income: $127,257
Median home value: $493,800

Severance, a community in Weld County, Colorado, has 9,302 residents. At $127,257, its median household income sits above Weld County's $93,287.

From 2019 to 2023, Severance's population grew 96.0% from 4,745 to 9,302, while its median home value rose 36.2% from $362,500 to $493,800.

67.8% of workers drive to work alone. 96.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,302
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $127,257
Median home value: $493,800
Median gross rent: $2,108
Housing units: 3,190
Homeownership rate: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7459,302

Median household income

$106,141$127,257

Median home value

$362,500$493,800

Median gross rent

$1,163$2,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,745	$106,141	$362,500	$1,163
2020	5,611	$109,207	$378,000	$1,172
2021	7,691	$111,055	$404,600	$2,040
2022	8,526	$121,047	$452,200	—
2023	9,302	$127,257	$493,800	$2,108

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

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	990	10.6%
5 to 17	1,813	19.5%
18 to 24	651	7.0%
25 to 34	1,376	14.8%
35 to 44	1,740	18.7%
45 to 54	1,353	14.5%
55 to 64	688	7.4%
65 to 74	587	6.3%
75 and over	104	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,703	72.1%
Black or African American	58	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	136	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	117	1.3%
Two or more races	455	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,820	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree34.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	1.3%
High school graduate	800	13.7%
Some college or associate's	2,063	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,997	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	910	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,348	67.8%
Carpooled	414	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,067	21.6%
Other means	44	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	350	9.0%
15 to 29 min	1,875	48.5%
30 to 44 min	1,216	31.4%
45 to 59 min	88	2.3%
60+ min	339	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 3.3% (311 of 9,302)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,736	85.8%
Nonfamily households	454	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2012

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,190	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,971	93.1%
Renter-occupied	219	6.9%

1-unit, detached96.6%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,083	96.6%
1-unit, attached	69	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	38	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0869150
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 40.5059, -104.8635