Gleneagle vs Palmer Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Gleneagle and Palmer Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gleneagle has the higher population (6,207 vs 2,635 in Palmer Lake). Gleneagle has the higher median household income ($137,105 vs $122,855 in Palmer Lake). Gleneagle has the higher median home value ($570,700 vs $454,000 in Palmer Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
Population	6,207	2,635
Median age	43.8 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,105	$122,855
Median home value	$570,700	$454,000
Median gross rent	$2,051	$1,913
Housing units	2,619	1,122
Homeownership rate	83.1%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.5%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
Population	6,885 → 6,207 (-9.8%)	2,887 → 2,635 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$116,807 → $137,105 (+17.4%)	$77,216 → $122,855 (+59.1%)
Median home value	$365,300 → $570,700 (+56.2%)	$289,800 → $454,000 (+56.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,394 → $2,051 (+47.1%)	$977 → $1,913 (+95.8%)

Gleneagle

Population

6,8856,207

Median household income

$116,807$137,105

Median home value

$365,300$570,700

Median gross rent

$1,394$2,051

Palmer Lake

Population

2,8872,635

Median household income

$77,216$122,855

Median home value

$289,800$454,000

Median gross rent

$977$1,913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
Under 5	2.3%	2.8%
5 to 17	24.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	8.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	19.0%	24.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.2%
75 and over	6.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	81.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.8%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
No high school diploma	1.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	7.0%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27.7%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
Drove alone	67.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.9%	21.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
1-unit, detached	70.6%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	13.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Gleneagle	Palmer Lake
Poverty rate	5.2%	3.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1997	1988