Fremont County vs La Plata County

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont County and La Plata County: population, income, housing, and more.

Fremont County and La Plata County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Plata County has the higher population (56,088 vs 49,394 in Fremont County). La Plata County has the higher median household income ($85,296 vs $61,027 in Fremont County). La Plata County has the higher median home value ($549,100 vs $282,100 in Fremont County).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont County	La Plata County
Population	49,394	56,088
Median age	44.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,027	$85,296
Median home value	$282,100	$549,100
Median gross rent	$1,036	$1,409
Housing units	20,449	28,613
Homeownership rate	76.2%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont County	La Plata County
Population	47,321 → 49,394 (+4.4%)	55,617 → 56,088 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$49,409 → $61,027 (+23.5%)	$68,685 → $85,296 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$174,000 → $282,100 (+62.1%)	$395,600 → $549,100 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,036 (+23.6%)	$1,147 → $1,409 (+22.8%)

Fremont County

Population

47,32149,394

Median household income

$49,409$61,027

Median home value

$174,000$282,100

Median gross rent

$838$1,036

La Plata County

Population

55,61756,088

Median household income

$68,685$85,296

Median home value

$395,600$549,100

Median gross rent

$1,147$1,409

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont County	La Plata County
Under 5	3.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	13.3%
75 and over	8.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont County	La Plata County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	76.6%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	5.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont County	La Plata County
No high school diploma	9.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	39.9%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont County	La Plata County
Drove alone	74.0%	66.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	3.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	12.3%	17.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont County	La Plata County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	5.1%
20 or more units	3.3%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Fremont County	La Plata County
Poverty rate	14.0%	12.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1980	1991