Beulah Valley vs Blende

A side-by-side comparison of Beulah Valley and Blende: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Beulah Valley has the higher population (762 vs 646 in Blende). Beulah Valley has the higher median household income ($52,664 vs $50,385 in Blende). Beulah Valley has the higher median home value ($316,300 vs $240,700 in Blende).

Population, income & housing

	Beulah Valley	Blende
Population	762	646
Median age	40.1 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,664	$50,385
Median home value	$316,300	$240,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,479
Housing units	469	346
Homeownership rate	87.9%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.8%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beulah Valley	Blende
Population	780 → 762 (-2.3%)	879 → 646 (-26.5%)
Median household income	$70,417 → $52,664 (-25.2%)	$40,469 → $50,385 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $316,300 (+87.4%)	$153,400 → $240,700 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$790 → $1,479 (+87.2%)

Beulah Valley

Population

780762

Median household income

$70,417$52,664

Median home value

$168,800$316,300

Blende

Population

879646

Median household income

$40,469$50,385

Median home value

$153,400$240,700

Median gross rent

$790$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beulah Valley	Blende
Under 5	3.1%	1.7%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	1.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	2.9%
35 to 44	18.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	3.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	19.4%	21.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	18.9%
75 and over	11.7%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beulah Valley	Blende
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	39.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
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	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	57.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beulah Valley	Blende
No high school diploma	2.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	50.8%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beulah Valley	Blende
Drove alone	76.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beulah Valley	Blende
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Beulah Valley	Blende
Poverty rate	8.3%	19.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	45	20
Median year structure built	1938	1960