De Beque vs Palisade

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

De Beque 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 466 in De Beque). De Beque has the higher median household income ($63,646 vs $61,655 in Palisade). Palisade has the higher median home value ($295,200 vs $215,000 in De Beque).

Population, income & housing

	De Beque	Palisade
Population	466	2,580
Median age	43.3 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,646	$61,655
Median home value	$215,000	$295,200
Median gross rent	$1,319	$1,136
Housing units	210	1,318
Homeownership rate	78.7%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Beque	Palisade
Population	518 → 466 (-10.0%)	2,696 → 2,580 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$65,750 → $63,646 (-3.2%)	$34,779 → $61,655 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$145,600 → $215,000 (+47.7%)	$177,100 → $295,200 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $1,319 (+42.6%)	$801 → $1,136 (+41.8%)

De Beque

Population

518466

Median household income

$65,750$63,646

Median home value

$145,600$215,000

Median gross rent

$925$1,319

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)

	De Beque	Palisade
Under 5	4.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	12.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	7.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	19.7%	22.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.6%
75 and over	7.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Beque	Palisade
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Beque	Palisade
No high school diploma	15.4%	9.5%
High school graduate	38.7%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Beque	Palisade
Drove alone	84.1%	60.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	3.9%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	26.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Beque	Palisade
1-unit, detached	62.4%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	De Beque	Palisade
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	39	38
Median year structure built	1987	1981