Eckley vs Idalia

A side-by-side comparison of Eckley and Idalia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eckley has the higher population (353 vs 94 in Idalia). Idalia has the higher median household income ($144,453 vs $53,125 in Eckley). Since 2019, Idalia's population has grown faster (+154.1% vs +6.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Eckley	Idalia
Population	353	94
Median age	33.6 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$144,453
Median home value	$111,300	—
Median gross rent	$742	$898
Housing units	165	51
Homeownership rate	76.2%	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	80.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eckley	Idalia
Population	333 → 353 (+6.0%)	37 → 94 (+154.1%)
Median household income	$44,028 → $53,125 (+20.7%)	$152,788 → $144,453 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$61,900 → $111,300 (+79.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$663 → $742 (+11.9%)	$913 → $898 (-1.6%)

Eckley

Population

333353

Median household income

$44,028$53,125

Median home value

$61,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$663$742

Idalia

Population

3794

Median household income

$152,788$144,453

Median gross rent

$913$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eckley	Idalia
Under 5	9.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	7.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	5.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	26.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	17.0%
75 and over	4.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eckley	Idalia
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	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	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eckley	Idalia
No high school diploma	21.6%	3.0%
High school graduate	25.4%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	3.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	73.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eckley	Idalia
Drove alone	85.6%	65.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	26.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eckley	Idalia
1-unit, detached	77.6%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Eckley	Idalia
Poverty rate	19.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1938	1958