Meeker vs Rangely

A side-by-side comparison of Meeker and Rangely: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rangely has the higher population (2,572 vs 2,528 in Meeker). Rangely has the higher median household income ($75,044 vs $71,301 in Meeker). Meeker has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $192,200 in Rangely).

Population, income & housing

	Meeker	Rangely
Population	2,528	2,572
Median age	37.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,301	$75,044
Median home value	$231,900	$192,200
Median gross rent	$992	$774
Housing units	1,255	1,163
Homeownership rate	68.0%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meeker	Rangely
Population	2,415 → 2,528 (+4.7%)	2,402 → 2,572 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$51,743 → $71,301 (+37.8%)	$62,500 → $75,044 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$175,400 → $231,900 (+32.2%)	$163,900 → $192,200 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $992 (+37.6%)	$776 → $774 (-0.3%)

Meeker

Population

2,4152,528

Median household income

$51,743$71,301

Median home value

$175,400$231,900

Median gross rent

$721$992

Rangely

Population

2,4022,572

Median household income

$62,500$75,044

Median home value

$163,900$192,200

Median gross rent

$776$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meeker	Rangely
Under 5	9.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	14.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.3%
75 and over	6.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meeker	Rangely
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meeker	Rangely
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	27.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meeker	Rangely
Drove alone	71.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	12.2%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meeker	Rangely
1-unit, detached	73.7%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Meeker	Rangely
Poverty rate	9.0%	10.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	10	12
Median year structure built	1976	1979