Floyd Hill vs Idaho Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Floyd Hill and Idaho Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Floyd Hill and Idaho Springs are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Idaho Springs has the higher population (1,968 vs 850 in Floyd Hill). Floyd Hill has the higher median household income ($186,420 vs $85,450 in Idaho Springs). Floyd Hill has the higher median home value ($671,000 vs $434,900 in Idaho Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
Population	850	1,968
Median age	48.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$186,420	$85,450
Median home value	$671,000	$434,900
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,175
Housing units	418	832
Homeownership rate	91.3%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.1%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
Population	1,102 → 850 (-22.9%)	1,858 → 1,968 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$112,269 → $186,420 (+66.0%)	$43,886 → $85,450 (+94.7%)
Median home value	$524,700 → $671,000 (+27.9%)	$250,500 → $434,900 (+73.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,157 (+7.9%)	$948 → $1,175 (+23.9%)

Floyd Hill

Population

1,102850

Median household income

$112,269$186,420

Median home value

$524,700$671,000

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,157

Idaho Springs

Population

1,8581,968

Median household income

$43,886$85,450

Median home value

$250,500$434,900

Median gross rent

$948$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
Under 5	1.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	10.6%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	12.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	26.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	22.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.0%
75 and over	5.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	9.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
No high school diploma	2.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	10.3%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	39.3%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	28.7%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
Drove alone	66.1%	45.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	11.3%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	21.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	21.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
1-unit, detached	98.1%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Floyd Hill	Idaho Springs
Poverty rate	3.8%	11.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1984	1938