Columbine vs Dakota Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Columbine and Dakota Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dakota Ridge has the higher population (34,159 vs 25,681 in Columbine). Columbine has the higher median household income ($129,480 vs $120,368 in Dakota Ridge). Columbine has the higher median home value ($590,600 vs $570,400 in Dakota Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
Population	25,681	34,159
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$129,480	$120,368
Median home value	$590,600	$570,400
Median gross rent	$2,391	$2,103
Housing units	9,849	13,488
Homeownership rate	90.1%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
Population	25,332 → 25,681 (+1.4%)	34,659 → 34,159 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$101,731 → $129,480 (+27.3%)	$100,438 → $120,368 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$402,700 → $590,600 (+46.7%)	$373,400 → $570,400 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,871 → $2,391 (+27.8%)	$1,626 → $2,103 (+29.3%)

Columbine

Population

25,33225,681

Median household income

$101,731$129,480

Median home value

$402,700$590,600

Median gross rent

$1,871$2,391

Dakota Ridge

Population

34,65934,159

Median household income

$100,438$120,368

Median home value

$373,400$570,400

Median gross rent

$1,626$2,103

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
Under 5	5.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.8%
75 and over	7.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	73.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
No high school diploma	3.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	16.9%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
Drove alone	71.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.7%	1.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.4%	20.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
1-unit, detached	79.1%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	8.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbine	Dakota Ridge
Poverty rate	5.3%	4.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1976	1988