Coaldale vs Rockvale

A side-by-side comparison of Coaldale and Rockvale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockvale has the higher population (743 vs 276 in Coaldale). Coaldale has the higher median home value ($335,700 vs $189,100 in Rockvale). Since 2019, Rockvale's population has grown faster (+48.9% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Coaldale	Rockvale
Population	276	743
Median age	58.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,125
Median home value	$335,700	$189,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,066
Housing units	206	311
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coaldale	Rockvale
Population	350 → 276 (-21.1%)	499 → 743 (+48.9%)
Median household income	—	$51,000 → $48,125 (-5.6%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $335,700 (+119.3%)	$135,900 → $189,100 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$906 → $1,066 (+17.7%)

Coaldale

Population

350276

Median home value

$153,100$335,700

Rockvale

Population

499743

Median household income

$51,000$48,125

Median home value

$135,900$189,100

Median gross rent

$906$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coaldale	Rockvale
Under 5	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	28.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	37.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	63.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.5%
75 and over	0.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coaldale	Rockvale
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	65.0%
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	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coaldale	Rockvale
No high school diploma	21.7%	16.1%
High school graduate	58.0%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	9.8%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coaldale	Rockvale
Drove alone	100.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	20.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coaldale	Rockvale
1-unit, detached	85.4%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Coaldale	Rockvale
Poverty rate	38.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1993	1976