Applewood vs Genesee

A side-by-side comparison of Applewood and Genesee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Applewood has the higher population (8,120 vs 3,826 in Genesee). Genesee has the higher median household income ($172,692 vs $128,988 in Applewood). Genesee has the higher median home value ($994,700 vs $725,300 in Applewood).

Population, income & housing

	Applewood	Genesee
Population	8,120	3,826
Median age	43.1 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$128,988	$172,692
Median home value	$725,300	$994,700
Median gross rent	$2,142	$2,797
Housing units	3,537	1,589
Homeownership rate	77.2%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.4%	73.4%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Applewood	Genesee
Population	8,081 → 8,120 (+0.5%)	3,910 → 3,826 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$106,962 → $128,988 (+20.6%)	$169,063 → $172,692 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$494,600 → $725,300 (+46.6%)	$734,300 → $994,700 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,611 → $2,142 (+33.0%)	$2,778 → $2,797 (+0.7%)

Applewood

Population

8,0818,120

Median household income

$106,962$128,988

Median home value

$494,600$725,300

Median gross rent

$1,611$2,142

Genesee

Population

3,9103,826

Median household income

$169,063$172,692

Median home value

$734,300$994,700

Median gross rent

$2,778$2,797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Applewood	Genesee
Under 5	5.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	1.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	3.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	14.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	21.5%
75 and over	7.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Applewood	Genesee
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Applewood	Genesee
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.0%
High school graduate	10.2%	4.5%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.5%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	38.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Applewood	Genesee
Drove alone	66.2%	60.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.4%	1.4%
Walked	0.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.9%	32.6%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Applewood	Genesee
1-unit, detached	72.3%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	4.2%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Applewood	Genesee
Poverty rate	3.8%	2.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1970	1987