Demographics of Fremont County, Colorado

Fremont County, Colorado had 50,039 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,159 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.

Fremont County, in four figures

50,039
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,159 people.; 44.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,664 ±$4,433
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.

Fremont County, Colorado's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fremont 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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Fremont County, Colorado's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fremont 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	48,880	100.0	100.0
2021	49,212	100.7	100.2
2022	49,544	101.4	100.7
2023	50,315	102.9	101.6
2024	50,004	102.3	102.5
2025	50,039	102.4	103.1

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Population of Fremont 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	48,880	−57	−54	0	−8
2021	49,212	+332	−312	+7	+630
2022	49,544	+332	−429	+18	+688
2023	50,315	+771	−243	+4	+985
2024	50,004	−311	−301	+24	−28
2025	50,039	+35	−290	−2	+329

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±0.3: for men 42.4 ±0.6 and for women 50.8 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fremont County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	1,917 ±166	3.9% ±0.3	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,019 ±409	12.1% ±0.8	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,953 ±351	5.9% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,102 ±595	28.4% ±1.2	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,272 ±544	26.7% ±1.1	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,371 ±566	22.9% ±1.1	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,664 ±$4,433, and income per person $32,082 ±$2,653, 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 Fremont County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	3,530 ±419	19.6% ±2.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,795 ±453	21.1% ±2.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,975 ±424	16.5% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,471 ±365	13.7% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,157 ±430	17.6% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	990 ±205	5.5% ±1.1	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,058 ±256	5.9% ±1.4	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 Fremont County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	5,619 ±894	13.3% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,281 ±355	16.3% ±4.3	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,363 ±493	11.9% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,975 ±359	13.8% ±2.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fremont County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fremont County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	20,605 ±74	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±2.0	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±1.9	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.6% ±1.9	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.4% ±2.5	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$324,000 ±$11,504	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,070 ±$72	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Fremont County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,546 ±0	13.2% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,600 ±282	77.8% ±0.6	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,636 ±176	3.3% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	422 ±107	0.9% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	554 ±120	1.1% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	193 to 603	0.4% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,458 ±276	2.9% ±0.6	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 Fremont County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	23,185 ±919	46.7% ±1.9	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,802 ±904	50.0% ±1.8	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	513 ±209	1.0% ±0.4	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,134 ±264	2.3% ±0.5	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	560 ±174	1.1% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	574 ±181	1.2% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fremont County among the counties of Colorado

16th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Fremont County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Mesa County	162,845	+4.4%
Broomfield County	79,174	+6.3%
Garfield County	63,474	+2.7%
La Plata County	56,898	+2.2%
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%

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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