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Garfield County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Garfield County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Garfield County is a mid-sized western Colorado county of 62,034 residents with a labor force participation rate of 73.0% and unemployment at 3.6%, pointing to a tight, working-age workforce with a median age of 37.6. About 33.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $43,713 sit below the median household income of $91,131, suggesting significant dual-income household reliance. The county has grown 6.0% over five years, but a median home value of $490,600 against a GDP per capita of $60,935 signals notable housing cost pressure relative to local output.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

62,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$91,131

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.0% since 2018

Garfield County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone42,812 (68.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,865 (14.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7,646 (12.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,646 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone577 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone544 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish14,277
  2. 2.Other Indo-European304
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)170
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic143
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic81

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,638

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,935

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,034
  2. 2.Construction (Group)4,818
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,988
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,448
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)3,439

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,711
  2. 2.Service Occupations7,272
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,837
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,587
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,755

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.91×)1,034
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.90×)4,463
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.45×)2,321
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.33×)3,976
  5. 5.Information (LQ 0.99×)633

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$490,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,515/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9993,539 (21.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,456 (15.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,193 (13.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,912 (11.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,643 (10.1%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999602 (3.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

73.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,713

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,812 (71.0%)
  • Carpooled4,075 (12.2%)
  • Worked At Home3,688 (11.0%)
  • Bicycle709 (2.1%)
  • Walked673 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit371 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.