Demographics of Elbert County, Colorado

Elbert County, Colorado had 30,534 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,323 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elbert County, in four figures

30,534
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +16.5%
Change since July 2020: +4,323 people.; 45.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $132,685 ±$7,368
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Elbert County, Colorado's population grew 16.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elbert County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Elbert County, Colorado's population grew 16.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elbert County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	26,211	100.0	100.0
2021	27,164	103.6	100.2
2022	27,844	106.2	100.7
2023	28,820	110.0	101.6
2024	29,344	112.0	102.5
2025	30,534	116.5	103.1

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Population of Elbert County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	26,211	+161	+13	0	+160
2021	27,164	+953	+39	+4	+943
2022	27,844	+680	+37	+6	+624
2023	28,820	+976	+61	+7	+899
2024	29,344	+524	+43	+3	+477
2025	30,534	+1,190	+57	−3	+1,156

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.0 ±0.5: for men 43.8 ±1.1 and for women 46.1 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elbert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	1,384 ±127	5.0% ±0.5	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,535 ±314	16.3% ±1.1	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,776 ±218	6.4% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,243 ±333	22.4% ±1.2	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,690 ±427	31.2% ±1.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,246 ±337	18.8% ±1.2	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $132,685 ±$7,368, and income per person $59,151 ±$4,163, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elbert County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	672 ±152	6.7% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	853 ±165	8.5% ±1.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,017 ±198	10.2% ±2.0	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,009 ±201	10.1% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,226 ±313	22.3% ±3.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,634 ±247	16.3% ±2.5	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,593 ±304	25.9% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Elbert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,470 ±295	5.3% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	375 ±118	6.3% ±2.0	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	611 ±154	4.3% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	484 ±159	6.2% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elbert County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elbert County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	10,510 ±36	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±1.4	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	95.0% ±1.0	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	5.0% ±1.0	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$709,800 ±$25,191	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,311 ±$307	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Elbert County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,562 ±0	9.2% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,069 ±316	82.8% ±1.1	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	81 to 331	0.3% to 1.2%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	199 ±86	0.7% ±0.3	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 86	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 231	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	55 to 241	0.2% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,537 ±308	5.5% ±1.1	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Elbert County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	13,664 ±666	49.0% ±2.4	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,823 ±681	46.0% ±2.4	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	469 ±175	1.7% ±0.6	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	918 ±242	3.3% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	656 ±213	2.4% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	262 ±97	0.9% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Elbert County among the counties of Colorado

20th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Elbert County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Eagle County	54,291	−2.5%
Fremont County	50,039	+2.4%
Montrose County	44,591	+4.1%
Delta County	32,178	+3.6%
Summit County	31,517	+0.9%
Elbert County	30,534	+16.5%
Morgan County	30,306	+4.2%
Montezuma County	26,678	+3.0%
Routt County	25,329	+2.0%
Teller County	24,756	< +0.1%
Chaffee County	20,831	+6.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026