Goldfield vs Midland

A side-by-side comparison of Goldfield and Midland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Midland has the higher population (178 vs 160 in Goldfield). Midland has the higher median home value ($435,400 vs $156,900 in Goldfield). Since 2019, Goldfield's population has grown faster (+344.4% vs -53.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Goldfield	Midland
Population	160	178
Median age	61.6 yrs	63.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$81,591
Median home value	$156,900	$435,400
Housing units	118	146
Homeownership rate	46.7%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldfield	Midland
Population	36 → 160 (+344.4%)	380 → 178 (-53.2%)
Median household income	—	$45,134 → $81,591 (+80.8%)
Median home value	$82,800 → $156,900 (+89.5%)	$201,400 → $435,400 (+116.2%)

Goldfield

Population

36160

Median home value

$82,800$156,900

Midland

Population

380178

Median household income

$45,134$81,591

Median home value

$201,400$435,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goldfield	Midland
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	75.0%	51.1%
65 to 74	11.3%	28.1%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldfield	Midland
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldfield	Midland
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	89.3%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldfield	Midland
Drove alone	100.0%	80.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	19.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldfield	Midland
1-unit, detached	39.0%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	61.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goldfield	Midland
Poverty rate	0.0%	21.3%
Average household size	1.52	1.41
Median year structure built	1968	1988