Garfield County, CO

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2023 Population

62,034

0.569% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AMichael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

37.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

9.07%

12.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$86,172

4.11% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$490,600

9.19% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

33,982

0.176% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Garfield County, CO had a population of 62k people with a median age of 37.2 and a median household income of $86,172. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Garfield County, CO grew from 61,683 to 62,034, a 0.569% increase and its median household income grew from $82,772 to $86,172, a 4.11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Garfield County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.4%), Other (Hispanic) (10.2%), White (Hispanic) (9.9%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.32%).

None of the households in Garfield County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.5% of the residents in Garfield County, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Colorado Mountain College (1,428 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Garfield County, CO was $490,600, and the homeownership rate was 69.7%.

Most people in Garfield County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Garfield County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Garfield County, CO borders Eagle County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, Grand County, UT, and Uintah County, UT.

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Population & Diversity

Garfield County, CO is home to a population of 62k people, from which 91.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 14% of Garfield County, CO residents were born outside of the country (8.71k people).

In 2023, there were 5.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.8k people) in Garfield County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.1k Two+ (Hispanic) and 6.33k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2023 Citizenship

91.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.5% of Garfield County, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Garfield County, CO was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Garfield County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garfield County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.8k ± 405
Two+ (Hispanic)
7.1k ± 993
Other (Hispanic)
6.33k ± 1.07k

32%

Hispanic Population

19.9k people

32% of the people in Garfield County, CO are hispanic (19.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Garfield County, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Garfield County, CO was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Garfield County, CO residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.71k people

14.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

8.77k people

As of 2023, 14% of Garfield County, CO residents (8.71k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garfield County, CO was 14.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Garfield County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
869 ± 238
Gulf War (2001-)
826 ± 326
Gulf War (1990s)
385 ± 178

Garfield County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Garfield County, CO employs 34k people. The largest industries in Garfield County, CO are Construction (4,463 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,957 people), and Retail Trade (3,598 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,774), Utilities ($75,208), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,336).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

34k

2023 Value

± 1,594

−0.176%

1 Year decline

± 6.46%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Garfield County, CO declined at a rate of −0.176%, from 34k employees to 34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garfield County, CO, are Management Occupations (3,764 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,683 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,540 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garfield County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

34k

2023 Value

± 1,594

−0.176%

1 Year decline

± 6.46%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Garfield County, CO declined at a rate of −0.176%, from 34k employees to 34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garfield County, CO, are Construction (4,463 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,957 people), and Retail Trade (3,598 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garfield County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Garfield County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Garfield County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.37%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (49.9%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (47.6%)
Republican Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (1.37%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Garfield County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

N/AMichael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

N/AJohn Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Garfield County, CO are White (869 and 60.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (423 and 29.6%), Unknown (54 and 3.78%), and Two or More Races (53 and 3.71%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Garfield County, CO, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 869 degrees mean that there were 2.05 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 423 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garfield County, CO was $490,600 in 2023, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $449,300 to $490,600, a 9.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Garfield County, CO is 69.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Garfield County, CO have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garfield County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Garfield County, CO is $86,172. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Garfield County, CO was Census Tract 9518.02 with a value of $133,611, followed by Census Tract 9517.01 and Census Tract 9519.01, with respective values of $107,332 and $92,155.

In 2023, 15.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Garfield County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.59%.

Housing

Property

$490,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,180

$16,084

Median Property Taxes

±$903

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Garfield County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Garfield County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.7%

Homeownership

2023

73.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 69.7% of the housing units in Garfield County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garfield County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9518.02
Census Tract 9517.01
Census Tract 9519.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Garfield County, CO was Census Tract 9518.02 with a value of $133,611, followed by Census Tract 9517.01 and Census Tract 9519.01, with respective values of $107,332 and $92,155.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Garfield County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,172

Median Household Income

± $4,295

23.1k

Number of Households

± 1,234

In 2023, the median household income of the 23.1k households in Garfield County, CO grew to $86,172 from the previous year's value of $82,772.

The following chart displays the households in Garfield County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garfield County, CO is from Garfield County, CO.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Garfield County, CO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.2%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (10%)

In 2023, 69.2% of workers in Garfield County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garfield County, CO have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.48% of the workforce in Garfield County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Garfield County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Garfield County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garfield County, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Garfield County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.59%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garfield County, CO (5.54k out of 61.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garfield County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12.5% of the children was living in poverty in Garfield County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

82.1% of the population of Garfield County, CO has health coverage, with 40.3% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Garfield County, CO see 1372 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.77% increase from the previous year (1335 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1381 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,372 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Garfield County, CO

Primary care physicians in Garfield County, CO see an average of 1,372 patients per year. This represents a 2.77% increase from the previous year (1,335 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Garfield County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.9%

Uninsured

40.3%

Employer Coverage

16.7%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.25%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garfield County, CO grew by 2.32% from 17.5% to 17.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Garfield County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.