Edwards vs Gypsum

A side-by-side comparison of Edwards and Gypsum: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edwards has the higher population (10,415 vs 8,481 in Gypsum). Gypsum has the higher median household income ($124,534 vs $90,735 in Edwards). Edwards has the higher median home value ($747,700 vs $553,600 in Gypsum).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards	Gypsum
Population	10,415	8,481
Median age	38.4 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,735	$124,534
Median home value	$747,700	$553,600
Median gross rent	$1,885	$2,198
Housing units	5,447	2,607
Homeownership rate	65.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.8%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards	Gypsum
Population	9,350 → 10,415 (+11.4%)	7,173 → 8,481 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$77,459 → $90,735 (+17.1%)	$78,872 → $124,534 (+57.9%)
Median home value	$682,000 → $747,700 (+9.6%)	$364,400 → $553,600 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,540 → $1,885 (+22.4%)	$1,730 → $2,198 (+27.1%)

Edwards

Population

9,35010,415

Median household income

$77,459$90,735

Median home value

$682,000$747,700

Median gross rent

$1,540$1,885

Gypsum

Population

7,1738,481

Median household income

$78,872$124,534

Median home value

$364,400$553,600

Median gross rent

$1,730$2,198

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards	Gypsum
Under 5	3.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	8.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.8%
75 and over	4.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards	Gypsum
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	44.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards	Gypsum
No high school diploma	5.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	15.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards	Gypsum
Drove alone	60.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	16.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	8.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards	Gypsum
1-unit, detached	34.6%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	22.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	5.3%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Edwards	Gypsum
Poverty rate	11.6%	6.7%
Average household size	2.69	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1996	1990