Loma vs Palisade

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

Loma 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 1,365 in Loma). Loma has the higher median household income ($133,456 vs $61,655 in Palisade). Loma has the higher median home value ($778,100 vs $295,200 in Palisade).

Population, income & housing

	Loma	Palisade
Population	1,365	2,580
Median age	19.5 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$133,456	$61,655
Median home value	$778,100	$295,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,136
Housing units	321	1,318
Homeownership rate	79.8%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loma	Palisade
Population	941 → 1,365 (+45.1%)	2,696 → 2,580 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$115,638 → $133,456 (+15.4%)	$34,779 → $61,655 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$275,700 → $778,100 (+182.2%)	$177,100 → $295,200 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$801 → $1,136 (+41.8%)

Loma

Population

9411,365

Median household income

$115,638$133,456

Median home value

$275,700$778,100

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)

	Loma	Palisade
Under 5	4.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	42.4%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	4.1%
25 to 34	0.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	19.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	7.8%	22.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	14.6%
75 and over	1.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loma	Palisade
White (non-Hispanic)	99.5%	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	0.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loma	Palisade
No high school diploma	13.7%	9.5%
High school graduate	52.7%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loma	Palisade
Drove alone	89.5%	60.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	26.4%
Other means	7.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loma	Palisade
1-unit, detached	89.7%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Loma	Palisade
Poverty rate	4.5%	9.1%
Average household size	4.25	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	17	38
Median year structure built	2001	1981