Dacono vs Milliken

A side-by-side comparison of Dacono and Milliken: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Milliken has the higher population (8,695 vs 6,419 in Dacono). Milliken has the higher median household income ($100,567 vs $99,389 in Dacono). Dacono has the higher median home value ($448,200 vs $398,200 in Milliken).

Population, income & housing

	Dacono	Milliken
Population	6,419	8,695
Median age	32.6 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$99,389	$100,567
Median home value	$448,200	$398,200
Median gross rent	$1,823	—
Housing units	2,295	3,152
Homeownership rate	81.8%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dacono	Milliken
Population	5,534 → 6,419 (+16.0%)	7,185 → 8,695 (+21.0%)
Median household income	$67,292 → $99,389 (+47.7%)	$77,589 → $100,567 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$266,100 → $448,200 (+68.4%)	$275,000 → $398,200 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,165 → $1,823 (+56.5%)	$995 → $1,348 (+35.5%)

Dacono

Population

5,5346,419

Median household income

$67,292$99,389

Median home value

$266,100$448,200

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,823

Milliken

Population

7,1858,695

Median household income

$77,589$100,567

Median home value

$275,000$398,200

Median gross rent

$995$1,348

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dacono	Milliken
Under 5	9.3%	9.8%
5 to 17	22.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	2.7%
25 to 34	19.4%	30.9%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.9%
75 and over	1.9%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dacono	Milliken
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	4.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.3%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dacono	Milliken
No high school diploma	15.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	23.9%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dacono	Milliken
Drove alone	70.1%	73.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	10.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	13.8%
Other means	2.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dacono	Milliken
1-unit, detached	74.3%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Dacono	Milliken
Poverty rate	5.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.90	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	2010	2004