Catherine vs Parachute

A side-by-side comparison of Catherine and Parachute: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parachute has the higher population (1,513 vs 292 in Catherine). Since 2019, Parachute's population has grown faster (+15.3% vs -8.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Catherine	Parachute
Population	292	1,513
Median age	35.4 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,910
Median home value	—	$269,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,050
Housing units	129	561
Homeownership rate	66.7%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catherine	Parachute
Population	320 → 292 (-8.8%)	1,312 → 1,513 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$67,016 → $117,604 (+75.5%)	$52,500 → $58,910 (+12.2%)
Median home value	—	$171,100 → $269,500 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$900 → $1,050 (+16.7%)

Catherine

Population

320292

Median household income

$67,016$117,604

Parachute

Population

1,3121,513

Median household income

$52,500$58,910

Median home value

$171,100$269,500

Median gross rent

$900$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catherine	Parachute
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.1%
18 to 24	20.9%	16.7%
25 to 34	27.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.7%
45 to 54	7.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	17.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.5%
75 and over	2.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catherine	Parachute
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	8.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	11.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catherine	Parachute
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	17.7%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catherine	Parachute
Drove alone	40.4%	63.4%
Carpooled	25.8%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.3%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catherine	Parachute
1-unit, detached	79.1%	35.7%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Catherine	Parachute
Poverty rate	18.5%	18.0%
Average household size	3.14	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1993	1989