Columbine vs Golden

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

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

Columbine has the higher population (25,681 vs 20,467 in Golden). Columbine has the higher median household income ($129,480 vs $95,913 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($790,500 vs $590,600 in Columbine).

Population, income & housing

	Columbine	Golden
Population	25,681	20,467
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$129,480	$95,913
Median home value	$590,600	$790,500
Median gross rent	$2,391	$1,854
Housing units	9,849	8,108
Homeownership rate	90.1%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	59.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbine	Golden
Population	25,332 → 25,681 (+1.4%)	20,693 → 20,467 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$101,731 → $129,480 (+27.3%)	$72,349 → $95,913 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$402,700 → $590,600 (+46.7%)	$522,200 → $790,500 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,871 → $2,391 (+27.8%)	$1,386 → $1,854 (+33.8%)

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

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)

	Columbine	Golden
Under 5	5.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	20.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.0%
75 and over	7.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbine	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	82.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.1%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbine	Golden
No high school diploma	3.2%	3.9%
High school graduate	16.9%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	30.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbine	Golden
Drove alone	71.0%	52.5%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.8%
Walked	0.8%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.3%
Worked from home	20.4%	28.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbine	Golden
1-unit, detached	79.1%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	12.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	16.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Columbine	Golden
Poverty rate	5.3%	13.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1976	1986