Blue River vs Breckenridge

A side-by-side comparison of Blue River and Breckenridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Breckenridge has the higher population (5,001 vs 1,145 in Blue River). Breckenridge has the higher median household income ($132,666 vs $119,375 in Blue River). Blue River has the higher median home value ($1,171,900 vs $757,100 in Breckenridge).

Population, income & housing

	Blue River	Breckenridge
Population	1,145	5,001
Median age	32.9 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$119,375	$132,666
Median home value	$1,171,900	$757,100
Median gross rent	$2,442	$1,438
Housing units	754	7,719
Homeownership rate	79.5%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	59.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue River	Breckenridge
Population	652 → 1,145 (+75.6%)	4,938 → 5,001 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$112,083 → $119,375 (+6.5%)	$87,321 → $132,666 (+51.9%)
Median home value	$656,000 → $1,171,900 (+78.6%)	$474,400 → $757,100 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $2,442 (+132.6%)	$1,357 → $1,438 (+6.0%)

Blue River

Population

6521,145

Median household income

$112,083$119,375

Median home value

$656,000$1,171,900

Median gross rent

$1,050$2,442

Breckenridge

Population

4,9385,001

Median household income

$87,321$132,666

Median home value

$474,400$757,100

Median gross rent

$1,357$1,438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue River	Breckenridge
Under 5	3.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	25.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	23.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	4.8%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.0%
75 and over	3.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue River	Breckenridge
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.4%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue River	Breckenridge
No high school diploma	4.9%	2.2%
High school graduate	10.4%	12.7%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue River	Breckenridge
Drove alone	60.0%	54.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	5.1%
Walked	4.8%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	28.4%	19.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue River	Breckenridge
1-unit, detached	88.5%	26.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	18.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	35.1%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue River	Breckenridge
Poverty rate	5.1%	9.6%
Average household size	3.26	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1983	1991