Dakota Ridge vs Golden

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

Dakota Ridge and Golden 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 20,467 in Golden). Dakota Ridge has the higher median household income ($120,368 vs $95,913 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($790,500 vs $570,400 in Dakota Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
Population	34,159	20,467
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$120,368	$95,913
Median home value	$570,400	$790,500
Median gross rent	$2,103	$1,854
Housing units	13,488	8,108
Homeownership rate	82.8%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	59.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
Population	34,659 → 34,159 (-1.4%)	20,693 → 20,467 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$100,438 → $120,368 (+19.8%)	$72,349 → $95,913 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$373,400 → $570,400 (+52.8%)	$522,200 → $790,500 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,626 → $2,103 (+29.3%)	$1,386 → $1,854 (+33.8%)

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

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)

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
Under 5	4.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	20.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.0%
75 and over	4.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	82.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	2.8%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.9%
High school graduate	18.3%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	30.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
Drove alone	70.5%	52.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.0%
Public transit	1.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.4%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.3%
Worked from home	20.3%	28.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
1-unit, detached	81.3%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	12.7%
20 or more units	5.2%	16.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Dakota Ridge	Golden
Poverty rate	4.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1988	1986