Demographics of Craig city, Colorado

Craig city, Colorado had 8,874 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −163 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Craig city, in four figures

8,874
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,991 ±32.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −163 people.; 40.2 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,636 ±$11,009
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Craig city, Colorado's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Craig city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Craig city, Colorado's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Craig city, 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	9,037	100.0	100.0
2021	8,959	99.1	100.2
2022	8,984	99.4	100.7
2023	9,088	100.6	101.6
2024	9,004	99.6	102.5
2025	8,874	98.2	103.1

Population of Craig city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,037	—
2021	8,959	−78
2022	8,984	+25
2023	9,088	+104
2024	9,004	−84
2025	8,874	−130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±2.5: for men 41.3 ±1.7 and for women 38.7 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Craig city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	524 ±104	5.8% ±1.2	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,618 ±264	18.0% ±2.9	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	618 ±160	6.9% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,444 ±291	27.2% ±3.2	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,249 ±259	25.0% ±2.9	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,538 ±278	17.1% ±3.1	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,636 ±$11,009, and income per person $35,971 ±$2,935, 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 Craig city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	515 ±158	13.2% ±4.0	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,058 ±248	27.1% ±6.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	420 ±149	10.8% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	547 ±170	14.0% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	907 ±206	23.3% ±5.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	332 ±131	8.5% ±3.3	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29 to 211	0.8% to 5.4%	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Craig city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	791 ±244	8.9% ±2.7	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	30 to 192	1.4% to 9.0%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	527 ±200	11.4% ±4.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	57 to 249	2.8% to 11.5%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Craig city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Craig city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	4,326 ±191	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±3.1	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±4.0	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.2% ±5.5	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.8% ±7.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$278,500 ±$22,000	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,045 ±$145	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 Craig city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,454 ±359	16.2% ±4.0	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,766 ±391	75.3% ±4.3	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 93	0.1% to 1.0%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16 to 136	0.2% to 1.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 242	< 0.1% to 2.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	515 ±207	5.7% ±2.3	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 Craig city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	4,553 ±380	50.6% ±4.2	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,933 ±407	43.7% ±4.5	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 83	< 0.1% to 0.9%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	463 ±170	5.1% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	87 to 269	1.0% to 3.0%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	135 to 435	1.5% to 4.8%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Craig city among the places of Colorado

73rd of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Craig city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gunbarrel CDP	10,051 ±911
Fairmount CDP	9,902 ±963
Alamosa city	9,879 ±34
Delta city	9,421 ±55
Roxborough Park CDP	9,085 ±884
Craig city	8,991 ±32
Cortez city	8,976 ±24
Gypsum town	8,941 ±12
Timnath town	8,941 ±37
Woodmoor CDP	8,934 ±963
Stonegate CDP	8,906 ±865

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 12 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 40 Places in Colorado by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 43 Places in Colorado by foreign-born share
No. 55 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 56 Places in Colorado by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026