Elbert vs Simla

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

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

Simla has the higher population (576 vs 150 in Elbert). Elbert has the higher median home value ($263,200 vs $210,300 in Simla). Since 2019, Simla's population has grown faster (-17.5% vs -25.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Elbert	Simla
Population	150	576
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,500	—
Median home value	$263,200	$210,300
Median gross rent	$1,188	$1,141
Housing units	86	273
Homeownership rate	84.2%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elbert	Simla
Population	202 → 150 (-25.7%)	698 → 576 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $56,500 (+38.4%)	$45,227 → $41,625 (-8.0%)
Median home value	$165,600 → $263,200 (+58.9%)	$145,800 → $210,300 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $1,188 (+210.2%)	$748 → $1,141 (+52.5%)

Elbert

Population

202150

Median household income

$40,833$56,500

Median home value

$165,600$263,200

Median gross rent

$383$1,188

Simla

Population

698576

Median household income

$45,227$41,625

Median home value

$145,800$210,300

Median gross rent

$748$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elbert	Simla
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	23.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	17.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	25.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	24.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.3%	6.1%
75 and over	8.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elbert	Simla
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
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%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elbert	Simla
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.5%
High school graduate	30.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elbert	Simla
Drove alone	90.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elbert	Simla
1-unit, detached	84.9%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Elbert	Simla
Poverty rate	5.3%	28.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	40	23
Median year structure built	1938	1943