Bennett vs Shaw Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Bennett and Shaw Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Bennett and Shaw Heights are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shaw Heights has the higher population (5,309 vs 3,472 in Bennett). Bennett has the higher median household income ($92,450 vs $89,125 in Shaw Heights). Shaw Heights has the higher median home value ($452,700 vs $426,500 in Bennett).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
Population	3,472	5,309
Median age	34.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,450	$89,125
Median home value	$426,500	$452,700
Median gross rent	$1,328	$1,986
Housing units	1,114	1,697
Homeownership rate	88.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
Population	2,358 → 3,472 (+47.2%)	5,529 → 5,309 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $92,450 (+45.0%)	$68,333 → $89,125 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$271,600 → $426,500 (+57.0%)	$290,600 → $452,700 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $1,328 (+23.2%)	$1,540 → $1,986 (+29.0%)

Bennett

Population

2,3583,472

Median household income

$63,750$92,450

Median home value

$271,600$426,500

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,328

Shaw Heights

Population

5,5295,309

Median household income

$68,333$89,125

Median home value

$290,600$452,700

Median gross rent

$1,540$1,986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
Under 5	5.5%	8.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	18.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.9%
75 and over	3.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	47.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	46.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
No high school diploma	12.0%	23.4%
High school graduate	36.8%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
Drove alone	78.4%	65.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	20.3%
Other means	5.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
1-unit, detached	82.9%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Bennett	Shaw Heights
Poverty rate	5.0%	7.4%
Average household size	3.13	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	41	30
Median year structure built	1989	1968