Collbran vs Palisade

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

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

Palisade has the higher population (2,580 vs 444 in Collbran). Palisade has the higher median household income ($61,655 vs $49,375 in Collbran). Palisade has the higher median home value ($295,200 vs $209,100 in Collbran).

Population, income & housing

	Collbran	Palisade
Population	444	2,580
Median age	28.5 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,375	$61,655
Median home value	$209,100	$295,200
Median gross rent	$725	$1,136
Housing units	158	1,318
Homeownership rate	82.8%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	29.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Collbran	Palisade
Population	605 → 444 (-26.6%)	2,696 → 2,580 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $49,375 (+38.6%)	$34,779 → $61,655 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $209,100 (+57.5%)	$177,100 → $295,200 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $725 (-5.8%)	$801 → $1,136 (+41.8%)

Collbran

Population

605444

Median household income

$35,625$49,375

Median home value

$132,800$209,100

Median gross rent

$770$725

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)

	Collbran	Palisade
Under 5	4.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	5.4%	12.9%
18 to 24	30.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	20.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	5.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.0%	22.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	14.6%
75 and over	4.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Collbran	Palisade
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	84.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Collbran	Palisade
No high school diploma	3.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	50.9%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Collbran	Palisade
Drove alone	51.9%	60.5%
Carpooled	19.3%	2.9%
Public transit	10.4%	1.7%
Walked	11.9%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	26.4%
Other means	4.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Collbran	Palisade
1-unit, detached	69.6%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Collbran	Palisade
Poverty rate	42.2%	9.1%
Average household size	1.77	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1973	1981