Clifton vs Palisade

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Palisade: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clifton has the higher population (19,746 vs 2,580 in Palisade). Palisade has the higher median household income ($61,655 vs $54,301 in Clifton). Palisade has the higher median home value ($295,200 vs $234,200 in Clifton).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Palisade
Population	19,746	2,580
Median age	35.2 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,301	$61,655
Median home value	$234,200	$295,200
Median gross rent	$1,035	$1,136
Housing units	7,794	1,318
Homeownership rate	72.3%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Palisade
Population	20,748 → 19,746 (-4.8%)	2,696 → 2,580 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$43,452 → $54,301 (+25.0%)	$34,779 → $61,655 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $234,200 (+63.2%)	$177,100 → $295,200 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,035 (+18.6%)	$801 → $1,136 (+41.8%)

Clifton

Population

20,74819,746

Median household income

$43,452$54,301

Median home value

$143,500$234,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,035

Palisade

Population

2,6962,580

Median household income

$34,779$61,655

Median home value

$177,100$295,200

Median gross rent

$801$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Palisade
Under 5	7.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	22.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	14.6%
75 and over	4.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Palisade
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Palisade
No high school diploma	16.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Palisade
Drove alone	72.3%	60.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	2.9%
Public transit	1.1%	1.7%
Walked	0.1%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	26.4%
Other means	2.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Palisade
1-unit, detached	59.6%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	13.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Palisade
Poverty rate	15.4%	9.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1987	1981