Demographics of Garfield County, Colorado

Garfield County, Colorado had 63,474 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,681 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.

Garfield County, in four figures

63,474
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,681 people.; 37.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,131 ±$5,607
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.

Garfield County, Colorado's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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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Garfield County, Colorado's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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	61,793	100.0	100.0
2021	62,122	100.5	100.2
2022	62,458	101.1	100.7
2023	63,215	102.3	101.6
2024	63,820	103.3	102.5
2025	63,474	102.7	103.1

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Population of Garfield 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	61,793	+107	+99	+3	−17
2021	62,122	+329	+298	+47	−60
2022	62,458	+336	+325	+300	−253
2023	63,215	+757	+294	+442	+24
2024	63,820	+605	+322	+586	−303
2025	63,474	−346	+337	+89	−770

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±0.4: for men 37.1 ±0.7 and for women 38.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	3,969 ±84	6.4% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,370 ±757	18.2% ±1.2	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,208 ±525	8.3% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,355 ±571	27.8% ±0.9	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,355 ±617	24.6% ±1.0	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,222 ±559	14.8% ±0.9	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,131 ±$5,607, and income per person $44,160 ±$1,718, 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 Garfield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	2,732 ±457	11.7% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,162 ±484	13.5% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,562 ±522	15.2% ±2.2	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,279 ±423	14.0% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,086 ±570	21.7% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,686 ±369	11.5% ±1.6	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,897 ±398	12.4% ±1.7	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 Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	5,036 ±936	8.2% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,136 ±362	7.6% ±2.4	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,796 ±578	8.4% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,104 ±272	8.5% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Garfield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Garfield County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	24,953 ±61	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.8% ±1.3	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.2% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.6% ±2.3	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.4% ±2.4	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$527,800 ±$29,902	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,637 ±$107	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±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 Garfield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20,377 ±0	32.6% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,451 ±458	61.5% ±0.7	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	397 ±102	0.6% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	481 ±113	0.8% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	49 to 219	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	82 ±14	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	139 to 665	0.2% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,155 ±424	3.4% ±0.7	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 Garfield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	25,373 ±1,243	40.6% ±2.0	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,702 ±1,237	42.7% ±2.0	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,582 ±497	2.5% ±0.8	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,822 ±742	14.1% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,581 ±585	5.7% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,241 ±562	8.4% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Garfield County among the counties of Colorado

13th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Garfield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Larimer County	377,292	+4.8%
Boulder County	328,560	−0.7%
Pueblo County	169,277	+0.6%
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%

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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