Blue River vs Keystone

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

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

Blue River has the higher population (1,145 vs 1,111 in Keystone). Blue River has the higher median household income ($119,375 vs $51,369 in Keystone). Keystone has the higher median home value ($1,264,500 vs $1,171,900 in Blue River).

Population, income & housing

	Blue River	Keystone
Population	1,145	1,111
Median age	32.9 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$119,375	$51,369
Median home value	$1,171,900	$1,264,500
Median gross rent	$2,442	$861
Housing units	754	3,589
Homeownership rate	79.5%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	50.5%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue River	Keystone
Population	652 → 1,145 (+75.6%)	908 → 1,111 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$112,083 → $119,375 (+6.5%)	$76,488 → $51,369 (-32.8%)
Median home value	$656,000 → $1,171,900 (+78.6%)	$734,700 → $1,264,500 (+72.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $2,442 (+132.6%)	$710 → $861 (+21.3%)

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

Keystone

Population

9081,111

Median household income

$76,488$51,369

Median home value

$734,700$1,264,500

Median gross rent

$710$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue River	Keystone
Under 5	3.4%	0.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	2.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	26.7%
25 to 34	25.9%	33.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	16.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	4.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	7.9%
65 to 74	6.9%	5.4%
75 and over	3.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue River	Keystone
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	54.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	34.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue River	Keystone
No high school diploma	4.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	10.4%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	22.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue River	Keystone
Drove alone	60.0%	23.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	33.5%
Walked	4.8%	19.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.4%	20.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue River	Keystone
1-unit, detached	88.5%	16.0%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	18.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	52.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Blue River	Keystone
Poverty rate	5.1%	39.2%
Average household size	3.26	1.40
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1983	1991