Bennett vs Watkins

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

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

Bennett has the higher population (3,472 vs 1,087 in Watkins). Watkins has the higher median household income ($157,321 vs $92,450 in Bennett). Watkins has the higher median home value ($725,900 vs $426,500 in Bennett).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett	Watkins
Population	3,472	1,087
Median age	34.0 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,450	$157,321
Median home value	$426,500	$725,900
Median gross rent	$1,328	—
Housing units	1,114	383
Homeownership rate	88.0%	99.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett	Watkins
Population	2,358 → 3,472 (+47.2%)	670 → 1,087 (+62.2%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $92,450 (+45.0%)	$117,656 → $157,321 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$271,600 → $426,500 (+57.0%)	$504,000 → $725,900 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $1,328 (+23.2%)	—

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

Watkins

Population

6701,087

Median household income

$117,656$157,321

Median home value

$504,000$725,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett	Watkins
Under 5	5.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	23.6%	10.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	3.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	4.9%	18.8%
75 and over	3.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	67.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett	Watkins
No high school diploma	12.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	36.8%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett	Watkins
Drove alone	78.4%	91.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	6.7%
Other means	5.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett	Watkins
1-unit, detached	82.9%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Bennett	Watkins
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.6%
Average household size	3.13	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	41	33
Median year structure built	1989	2001