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Garfield County, CO


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Glenwood Springs, CO
Designated Market Area: Denver, CO-NE-WY
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 63,167   ( 1,478 from 2020)
Land area: 2947.4 square miles
Population density: 21.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:39,623 62.73% 1.3%
Black:4760.75% 18.1%
Indian:2900.46% 1.4%
Asian:6110.97% 12.3%
2+ races:8841.40% 10.8%
Hispanic:21,28333.69% 9.1%
Total non-White:23,54437.27% 9.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,115 12.6
Deaths:1,7777.2
Net Migration: -600-2.4
Net Immigration: 7082.9
Change in White population:-526 -0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:2,004 3.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
61,689
40,14965.08%
4030.65%
2860.46%
5440.88%
7981.29%
19,50931.62%
21,54034.92%

2010
56,389
38,78468.78%
2360.42%
2970.53%
3730.66%
6281.11%
15,97828.34%
17,60531.22%

2000
43,791
35,44980.95%
1280.29%
2270.52%
2100.48%
4481.02%
7,30016.67%
8,34219.05%

1990
29,974
27,87192.98%
1060.35%
2260.75%
730.24%
n/a
1,6985.66%
2,1037.02%

1980
22,514
21,08693.66%
240.11%
1460.65%
640.28%
n/a
1,1385.05%
1,4286.34%

1970
14,821
14,00794.51%
110.07%
150.10%
130.09%
n/a
7485.05%
814 5.49%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
7,471 13.2
2,9455.2
-1,145-2.0
2880.5
1,365 2.4
3,935 7.0
2000's
NumberRate
8,200 18.7
2,5965.9
5,02811.5
2,1124.8
3,335 7.6
9,263 21.2
1990's
NumberRate
5,454 18.2
2,2867.6
7,61325.4
7332.4
7,578 25.3
6,239 20.8
1980's
NumberRate
4,803 21.3
1,694 7.5
4,412 19.6
n/a
6,785 30.1
675 3.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,013 40.6
n/a
7,079 47.8
614 4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Garfield County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.2
15,193 12.2%
109,663 87.8%
8,419 6.7%
22,390
2.71
15,401 68.8%
12,360 80.3%
1,034 6.7%
6,989 31.2%

2010
NumberPercent
34.5
15,216 27.0%
41,173 73.0%
4,717 8.4%
20,359
2.73
14,188 69.7%
11,388 80.3%
1,166 8.2%
6,171 30.3%

2000
NumberPercent
34.2
11,909 27.2%
31,882 72.8%
3,824 8.7%
16,215
2.65
11,339 69.9%
9,369 82.6%
773 6.8%
4,876 30.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.7
8,243 27.5%
21,731 72.5%
2,974 9.9%
11,252
2.60
8,015 71.2%
6,807 84.9%
583 7.3%
3,237 28.8%

1980
NumberPercent
28.9
6,255 27.8%
16,259 72.2%
2,015 8.9%
8,153
2.71
5,964 73.2%
5,312 89.1%
255 4.3%
2,189 26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Garfield County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units24,313 
Median Value$449,300 
Occupied22,39092.1%
Vacant1,9237.9%
Owned15,65369.9%
Rented6,73730.1%
Median Rent$1,444 
Single-Family Units16,99669.9%
    Detached14,71160.5%
    Attached2,2859.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,82711.6%
Mobile Homes2,67411.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Garfield County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007933.5%
$10,000 to $14,9996332.8%
$15,000 to $19,9997313.3%
$20,000 to $24,9996863.1%
$25,000 to $29,9995002.2%
$30,000 to $34,9996903.1%
$35,000 to $39,9996532.9%
$40,000 to $44,9999254.1%
$45,000 to $49,9996322.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,2375.5%
$60,000 to $74,9992,52111.3%
$75,000 to $99,9993,25614.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992,66411.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1729.7%
$150,000 to $199,9992,23410.0%
$200,000 or more2,0639.2%
Median Household Income82,772 
Per Capita Income39,024 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state90 
Compared to U.S.103 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8223.7%
Public Assistance3851.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,6827.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed21,95078.1%
Unemployed7582.7%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force22,70880.8%
Not in Labor Force5,39919.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 21.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector12,6098,70759.2%
Non-Profit7641,53933.2%
Self-Employed3,4922,12162.2%
Local Government1,7231,54352.8%
State Government40355042.3%
Federal Government25429046.7%
Total Private + Self16,10110,82859.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,1443,92244.5%
Total19,24514,75056.6%
Pct. Govt.14.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,24915.4%
Sales and Office Occupations7,50222.0%
Professional, Technical6,38018.7%
Service Occupations6,86620.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2510.7%
All others8,04523.6%
White Collar 56.2%
Industry
 Number%
Construction4,74914.0%
Retail trade3,80111.2%
Health care and social assistance3,46010.2%
Accommodation and food services2,6897.9%
Educational services2,5907.6%
Other services2,1946.4%
Professional, scientific, technical2,0075.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,9735.8%
Transportation and warehousing1,5384.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,4324.2%
Public administration1,3614.0%
Finance and insurance1,2613.7%
Manufacturing1,1023.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing9162.7%
Wholesale trade7752.3%
Information6371.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6151.8%
Utilities4741.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4641.4%
Management40.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Garfield County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican13,99822.69%
Puerto Rican4850.79%
Cuban580.09%
Dominican760.12%
Total Central American1,6562.68%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan2550.41%
Honduran1090.18%
Nicaraguan70.01%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1,2852.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5820.94%
Argentinean2060.33%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean80.01%
Colombian1320.21%
Ecuadorian420.07%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1180.19%
Uruguayan410.07%
Venezuelan350.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,3682.22%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1960.32%
Thai1430.23%
Filipino1420.23%
Korean380.06%
Vietnamese200.03%
Japanese170.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English42,73274.0%
Spanish13,79323.9%
Other2190.4%
Other Indo-European2060.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1940.3%
Other Asian1580.3%
German, other Germanic1330.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1180.2%
Chinese950.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German9,51015.4%
English6,34610.3%
Irish6,32310.3%
Italian2,4293.9%
American2,2653.7%
European1,4682.4%
French1,3972.3%
Norwegian1,3942.3%
Polish1,3622.2%
Scottish1,3622.2%
Swedish1,0491.7%
British5700.9%
Scotch-Irish4880.8%
Dutch4700.8%
Welsh4690.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen56,17291.1%
Not a citizen5,5118.9%
Native52,89285.7%
Foreign-born8,79114.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Garfield County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,189 5.3%2,230 5.4%10,006 24.2%12,958 31.4%8,965 21.7%4,950 12.0%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,189 5.3%
9-12 Years 2,230 5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 10,006 24.2%
Some College 12,958 31.4%
Bach. Degree 8,965 21.7%
Grad Degree 4,950 12.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Garfield County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 16,783 16,101 682 4.1% 5.1%
1991 17,237 16,010 1,227 7.1% 5.3%
1992 17,182 15,628 1,554 9.0% 6.1%
1993 18,208 17,030 1,178 6.5% 5.4%
1994 19,795 19,003 792 4.0% 4.2%
1995 20,717 19,908 809 3.9% 4.0%
1996 21,069 20,117 952 4.5% 4.2%
1997 21,580 20,759 821 3.8% 3.4%
1998 22,831 21,958 873 3.8% 3.6%
1999 23,648 22,967 681 2.9% 3.0%
2000 24,742 24,084 658 2.7% 2.7%
2001 25,632 24,815 817 3.2% 3.8%
2002 26,841 25,615 1,226 4.6% 5.7%
2003 27,015 25,670 1,345 5.0% 6.1%
2004 28,286 27,080 1,206 4.3% 5.6%
2005 29,888 28,766 1,122 3.8% 5.1%
2006 33,463 32,486 977 2.9% 4.2%
2007 35,252 34,395 857 2.4% 3.7%
2008 36,991 35,836 1,155 3.1% 4.9%
2009 34,775 32,161 2,614 7.5% 7.9%
2010 31,281 27,896 3,385 10.8% 9.2%
2011 31,320 28,248 3,072 9.8% 8.7%
2012 31,397 28,698 2,699 8.6% 8.0%
2013 30,923 28,657 2,266 7.3% 6.7%
2014 31,156 29,525 1,631 5.2% 5.0%
2015 30,462 29,247 1,215 4.0% 3.7%
2016 30,994 29,959 1,035 3.3% 3.1%
2017 31,454 30,610 844 2.7% 2.6%
2018 32,278 31,324 954 3.0% 3.0%
2019 32,612 31,762 850 2.6% 2.7%
2020 31,762 29,606 2,156 6.8% 7.3%
2021 30,460 28,914 1,546 5.1% 5.4%
2022 30,903 29,975 928 3.0% 3.0%
2023 31,455 30,539 916 2.9% 3.2%
2024 33,999 32,774 1,225 3.6% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com