Glenwood Springs vs Silt

A side-by-side comparison of Glenwood Springs and Silt: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenwood Springs has the higher population (10,171 vs 3,575 in Silt). Glenwood Springs has the higher median household income ($87,000 vs $86,484 in Silt). Glenwood Springs has the higher median home value ($592,000 vs $391,400 in Silt).

Population, income & housing

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
Population	10,171	3,575
Median age	35.7 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$87,000	$86,484
Median home value	$592,000	$391,400
Median gross rent	$1,717	$1,928
Housing units	4,215	1,273
Homeownership rate	52.5%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
Population	9,915 → 10,171 (+2.6%)	3,115 → 3,575 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$66,693 → $87,000 (+30.4%)	$58,779 → $86,484 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$409,500 → $592,000 (+44.6%)	$277,800 → $391,400 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,206 → $1,717 (+42.4%)	$1,257 → $1,928 (+53.4%)

Glenwood Springs

Population

9,91510,171

Median household income

$66,693$87,000

Median home value

$409,500$592,000

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,717

Silt

Population

3,1153,575

Median household income

$58,779$86,484

Median home value

$277,800$391,400

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
Under 5	4.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	23.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	16.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	16.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.2%
75 and over	4.2%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	50.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	36.4%	47.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
No high school diploma	13.4%	14.6%
High school graduate	20.4%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
Drove alone	67.7%	69.5%
Carpooled	12.6%	20.0%
Public transit	2.2%	2.3%
Walked	5.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	4.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
1-unit, detached	45.6%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	11.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Glenwood Springs	Silt
Poverty rate	8.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	1983	1997