Park Center vs Penrose

A side-by-side comparison of Park Center and Penrose: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Penrose has the higher population (3,978 vs 2,544 in Park Center). Penrose has the higher median household income ($75,109 vs $68,882 in Park Center). Park Center has the higher median home value ($337,800 vs $276,100 in Penrose).

Population, income & housing

	Park Center	Penrose
Population	2,544	3,978
Median age	43.5 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,882	$75,109
Median home value	$337,800	$276,100
Median gross rent	$1,242	—
Housing units	1,105	1,541
Homeownership rate	83.6%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park Center	Penrose
Population	2,397 → 2,544 (+6.1%)	3,034 → 3,978 (+31.1%)
Median household income	$64,840 → $68,882 (+6.2%)	$66,481 → $75,109 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$239,300 → $337,800 (+41.2%)	$195,000 → $276,100 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,023 → $1,242 (+21.4%)	$1,070 → $1,218 (+13.8%)

Park Center

Population

2,3972,544

Median household income

$64,840$68,882

Median home value

$239,300$337,800

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,242

Penrose

Population

3,0343,978

Median household income

$66,481$75,109

Median home value

$195,000$276,100

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,218

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Park Center	Penrose
Under 5	10.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	16.2%	6.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	19.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.0%
75 and over	5.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park Center	Penrose
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	89.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	4.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park Center	Penrose
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.8%
High school graduate	21.9%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park Center	Penrose
Drove alone	68.6%	82.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.3%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park Center	Penrose
1-unit, detached	72.9%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Park Center	Penrose
Poverty rate	10.6%	12.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1987	1985