Applewood vs Golden

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

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

Golden has the higher population (20,467 vs 8,120 in Applewood). Applewood has the higher median household income ($128,988 vs $95,913 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($790,500 vs $725,300 in Applewood).

Population, income & housing

	Applewood	Golden
Population	8,120	20,467
Median age	43.1 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$128,988	$95,913
Median home value	$725,300	$790,500
Median gross rent	$2,142	$1,854
Housing units	3,537	8,108
Homeownership rate	77.2%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.4%	59.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Applewood	Golden
Population	8,081 → 8,120 (+0.5%)	20,693 → 20,467 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$106,962 → $128,988 (+20.6%)	$72,349 → $95,913 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$494,600 → $725,300 (+46.6%)	$522,200 → $790,500 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,611 → $2,142 (+33.0%)	$1,386 → $1,854 (+33.8%)

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

Golden

Population

20,69320,467

Median household income

$72,349$95,913

Median home value

$522,200$790,500

Median gross rent

$1,386$1,854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Applewood	Golden
Under 5	5.1%	2.5%
5 to 17	11.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	20.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.0%
75 and over	7.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Applewood	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	1.6%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Applewood	Golden
No high school diploma	2.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	10.2%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.5%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	30.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Applewood	Golden
Drove alone	66.2%	52.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	6.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	2.3%
Worked from home	25.9%	28.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Applewood	Golden
1-unit, detached	72.3%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	12.7%
20 or more units	7.0%	16.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Applewood	Golden
Poverty rate	3.8%	13.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1970	1986