Elizabeth vs Matheson

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

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

Elizabeth has the higher population (1,694 vs 20 in Matheson). Matheson has the higher median household income ($117,188 vs $110,227 in Elizabeth). Elizabeth has the higher median home value ($444,000 vs $370,000 in Matheson).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Matheson
Population	1,694	20
Median age	32.5 yrs	72.3 yrs
Median household income	$110,227	$117,188
Median home value	$444,000	$370,000
Median gross rent	$1,526	—
Housing units	610	20
Homeownership rate	88.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	57.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Matheson
Population	1,125 → 1,694 (+50.6%)	21 → 20 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$65,489 → $110,227 (+68.3%)	$54,250 → $117,188 (+116.0%)
Median home value	$258,500 → $444,000 (+71.8%)	$418,800 → $370,000 (-11.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,526 (+42.5%)	—

Elizabeth

Population

1,1251,694

Median household income

$65,489$110,227

Median home value

$258,500$444,000

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,526

Matheson

Population

2120

Median household income

$54,250$117,188

Median home value

$418,800$370,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elizabeth	Matheson
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	22.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	45.0%
65 to 74	14.5%	25.0%
75 and over	2.0%	30.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Matheson
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Matheson
No high school diploma	2.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Matheson
Drove alone	73.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Matheson
1-unit, detached	93.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Matheson
Poverty rate	3.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.89	1.18
Mean commute (minutes)	41	—
Median year structure built	1994	1938