Chacra vs Parachute

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

Chacra 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 449 in Chacra). Chacra has the higher median home value ($1,019,000 vs $269,500 in Parachute). Since 2019, Chacra's population has grown faster (+20.7% vs +15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Chacra	Parachute
Population	449	1,513
Median age	48.6 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,910
Median home value	$1,019,000	$269,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,050
Housing units	206	561
Homeownership rate	82.5%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.2%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chacra	Parachute
Population	372 → 449 (+20.7%)	1,312 → 1,513 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$118,224 → $118,531 (+0.3%)	$52,500 → $58,910 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$423,300 → $1,019,000 (+140.7%)	$171,100 → $269,500 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$900 → $1,050 (+16.7%)

Chacra

Population

372449

Median household income

$118,224$118,531

Median home value

$423,300$1,019,000

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)

	Chacra	Parachute
Under 5	10.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	2.4%	23.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.7%
25 to 34	29.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	4.7%	14.7%
45 to 54	19.2%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	9.5%
75 and over	14.5%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chacra	Parachute
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	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	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	15.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chacra	Parachute
No high school diploma	9.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	7.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chacra	Parachute
Drove alone	62.4%	63.4%
Carpooled	15.6%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chacra	Parachute
1-unit, detached	82.5%	35.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Chacra	Parachute
Poverty rate	18.3%	18.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1971	1989