Huerfano County vs Lake County

A side-by-side comparison of Huerfano County and Lake County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake County has the higher population (7,411 vs 6,946 in Huerfano County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($93,655 vs $52,139 in Huerfano County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($401,300 vs $256,700 in Huerfano County).

Population, income & housing

	Huerfano County	Lake County
Population	6,946	7,411
Median age	55.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,139	$93,655
Median home value	$256,700	$401,300
Median gross rent	$739	$1,599
Housing units	4,750	4,033
Homeownership rate	77.3%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	46.1%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Huerfano County	Lake County
Population	6,679 → 6,946 (+4.0%)	7,751 → 7,411 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$38,137 → $52,139 (+36.7%)	$50,565 → $93,655 (+85.2%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $256,700 (+58.8%)	$232,100 → $401,300 (+72.9%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $739 (+18.1%)	$982 → $1,599 (+62.8%)

Huerfano County

Population

6,6796,946

Median household income

$38,137$52,139

Median home value

$161,600$256,700

Median gross rent

$626$739

Lake County

Population

7,7517,411

Median household income

$50,565$93,655

Median home value

$232,100$401,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,599

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Huerfano County	Lake County
Under 5	5.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	10.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	17.5%
35 to 44	5.4%	17.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	19.0%	10.8%
75 and over	15.0%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Huerfano County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	57.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.7%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	30.8%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Huerfano County	Lake County
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	25.2%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Huerfano County	Lake County
Drove alone	68.8%	66.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.8%
Worked from home	25.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Huerfano County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Huerfano County	Lake County
Poverty rate	17.5%	7.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1976	1971