Lochbuie vs Mead

A side-by-side comparison of Lochbuie and Mead: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lochbuie has the higher population (8,142 vs 5,503 in Mead). Mead has the higher median household income ($116,074 vs $88,548 in Lochbuie). Mead has the higher median home value ($552,100 vs $373,800 in Lochbuie).

Population, income & housing

	Lochbuie	Mead
Population	8,142	5,503
Median age	33.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,548	$116,074
Median home value	$373,800	$552,100
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,583
Housing units	3,061	1,867
Homeownership rate	92.1%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lochbuie	Mead
Population	6,388 → 8,142 (+27.5%)	4,631 → 5,503 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$71,304 → $88,548 (+24.2%)	$103,393 → $116,074 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$252,100 → $373,800 (+48.3%)	$366,200 → $552,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,388 → $1,609 (+15.9%)	$819 → $1,583 (+93.3%)

Lochbuie

Population

6,3888,142

Median household income

$71,304$88,548

Median home value

$252,100$373,800

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,609

Mead

Population

4,6315,503

Median household income

$103,393$116,074

Median home value

$366,200$552,100

Median gross rent

$819$1,583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lochbuie	Mead
Under 5	8.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.2%	26.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	7.9%
35 to 44	17.4%	17.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	7.5%
75 and over	3.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lochbuie	Mead
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	73.9%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	49.6%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lochbuie	Mead
No high school diploma	18.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	30.6%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lochbuie	Mead
Drove alone	83.3%	71.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	17.6%
Other means	0.5%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lochbuie	Mead
1-unit, detached	75.7%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lochbuie	Mead
Poverty rate	2.4%	1.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	37	27
Median year structure built	2005	2003