Elbert vs Matheson

A side-by-side comparison of Elbert and Matheson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elbert has the higher population (150 vs 20 in Matheson). Matheson has the higher median household income ($117,188 vs $56,500 in Elbert). Matheson has the higher median home value ($370,000 vs $263,200 in Elbert).

Population, income & housing

	Elbert	Matheson
Population	150	20
Median age	37.4 yrs	72.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,500	$117,188
Median home value	$263,200	$370,000
Median gross rent	$1,188	—
Housing units	86	20
Homeownership rate	84.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	57.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elbert	Matheson
Population	202 → 150 (-25.7%)	21 → 20 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $56,500 (+38.4%)	$54,250 → $117,188 (+116.0%)
Median home value	$165,600 → $263,200 (+58.9%)	$418,800 → $370,000 (-11.7%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $1,188 (+210.2%)	—

Elbert

Population

202150

Median household income

$40,833$56,500

Median home value

$165,600$263,200

Median gross rent

$383$1,188

Matheson

Population

2120

Median household income

$54,250$117,188

Median home value

$418,800$370,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elbert	Matheson
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	24.0%	45.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	25.0%
75 and over	8.0%	30.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elbert	Matheson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elbert	Matheson
No high school diploma	3.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elbert	Matheson
Drove alone	90.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elbert	Matheson
1-unit, detached	84.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elbert	Matheson
Poverty rate	5.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.97	1.18
Mean commute (minutes)	40	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938