Eaton vs La Salle

A side-by-side comparison of Eaton and La Salle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eaton has the higher population (5,832 vs 3,119 in La Salle). Eaton has the higher median household income ($106,146 vs $91,635 in La Salle). Eaton has the higher median home value ($448,800 vs $362,700 in La Salle).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton	La Salle
Population	5,832	3,119
Median age	39.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$106,146	$91,635
Median home value	$448,800	$362,700
Median gross rent	$1,710	$1,213
Housing units	2,367	1,102
Homeownership rate	93.7%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton	La Salle
Population	5,317 → 5,832 (+9.7%)	2,697 → 3,119 (+15.6%)
Median household income	$80,997 → $106,146 (+31.0%)	$60,000 → $91,635 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$286,200 → $448,800 (+56.8%)	$223,500 → $362,700 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,077 → $1,710 (+58.8%)	$994 → $1,213 (+22.0%)

Eaton

Population

5,3175,832

Median household income

$80,997$106,146

Median home value

$286,200$448,800

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,710

La Salle

Population

2,6973,119

Median household income

$60,000$91,635

Median home value

$223,500$362,700

Median gross rent

$994$1,213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton	La Salle
Under 5	5.6%	9.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	7.2%
75 and over	2.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton	La Salle
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	57.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton	La Salle
No high school diploma	7.2%	8.8%
High school graduate	28.9%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton	La Salle
Drove alone	84.9%	73.3%
Carpooled	1.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.7%
Other means	0.3%	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton	La Salle
1-unit, detached	90.0%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eaton	La Salle
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.63	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	2001	1974