Breckenridge vs Dillon

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

Breckenridge and Dillon 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 933 in Dillon). Breckenridge has the higher median household income ($132,666 vs $95,750 in Dillon). Dillon has the higher median home value ($939,400 vs $757,100 in Breckenridge).

Population, income & housing

	Breckenridge	Dillon
Population	5,001	933
Median age	38.3 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$132,666	$95,750
Median home value	$757,100	$939,400
Median gross rent	$1,438	$1,682
Housing units	7,719	1,222
Homeownership rate	73.3%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.9%	65.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckenridge	Dillon
Population	4,938 → 5,001 (+1.3%)	945 → 933 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$87,321 → $132,666 (+51.9%)	$67,875 → $95,750 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$474,400 → $757,100 (+59.6%)	$558,200 → $939,400 (+68.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,357 → $1,438 (+6.0%)	$1,042 → $1,682 (+61.4%)

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

Dillon

Population

945933

Median household income

$67,875$95,750

Median home value

$558,200$939,400

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckenridge	Dillon
Under 5	6.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	3.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.5%
35 to 44	23.9%	7.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	20.0%
55 to 64	4.8%	20.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.1%
75 and over	6.9%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckenridge	Dillon
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckenridge	Dillon
No high school diploma	2.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	12.7%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	29.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckenridge	Dillon
Drove alone	54.6%	59.7%
Carpooled	12.9%	10.5%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	3.1%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckenridge	Dillon
1-unit, detached	26.7%	14.6%
1-unit, attached	15.5%	22.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	18.2%	15.1%
20 or more units	35.1%	43.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Breckenridge	Dillon
Poverty rate	9.6%	5.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1991	1980