Fraser vs Hot Sulphur Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Fraser and Hot Sulphur Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fraser has the higher population (1,189 vs 977 in Hot Sulphur Springs). Hot Sulphur Springs has the higher median household income ($90,221 vs $81,786 in Fraser). Fraser has the higher median home value ($593,800 vs $376,600 in Hot Sulphur Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
Population	1,189	977
Median age	37.1 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,786	$90,221
Median home value	$593,800	$376,600
Median gross rent	$1,658	$1,183
Housing units	1,290	370
Homeownership rate	55.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.4%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
Population	1,532 → 1,189 (-22.4%)	859 → 977 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$56,083 → $81,786 (+45.8%)	$52,639 → $90,221 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$287,000 → $593,800 (+106.9%)	$222,500 → $376,600 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,658 (+48.7%)	$1,036 → $1,183 (+14.2%)

Fraser

Population

1,5321,189

Median household income

$56,083$81,786

Median home value

$287,000$593,800

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,658

Hot Sulphur Springs

Population

859977

Median household income

$52,639$90,221

Median home value

$222,500$376,600

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
Under 5	6.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	11.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	3.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	16.8%	17.7%
45 to 54	19.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	11.9%
75 and over	0.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	73.7%	82.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
No high school diploma	9.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	15.1%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
Drove alone	70.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	1.5%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	15.0%
Other means	8.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
1-unit, detached	31.7%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	36.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Fraser	Hot Sulphur Springs
Poverty rate	15.0%	4.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1995	1977