Demographics of Wellington town, Colorado

Wellington town, Colorado had 12,169 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,002 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wellington town, in four figures

12,169
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,798 ±21.; +9.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,002 people.; 35.0 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $107,017 ±$4,808
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.

Wellington town, Colorado's population grew 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wellington town, 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

Wellington town, Colorado's population grew 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wellington town, 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	11,167	100.0	100.0
2021	11,700	104.8	100.2
2022	12,008	107.5	100.7
2023	12,111	108.5	101.6
2024	12,112	108.5	102.5
2025	12,169	109.0	103.1

Population of Wellington town, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,167	—
2021	11,700	+533
2022	12,008	+308
2023	12,111	+103
2024	12,112	+1
2025	12,169	+57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±3.7: for men 35.8 ±3.2 and for women 32.4 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wellington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	1,216 ±333	10.3% ±2.8	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,335 ±472	19.8% ±4.0	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	863 ±269	7.3% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,063 ±589	34.4% ±5.0	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,357 ±417	20.0% ±3.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	964 ±283	8.2% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $107,017 ±$4,808, and income per person $42,408 ±$4,202, 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 Wellington town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	159 to 571	3.9% to 13.6%	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	127 to 535	3.1% to 12.8%	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	519 ±214	12.4% ±5.1	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	204 to 726	4.9% to 17.4%	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,396 ±282	33.5% ±6.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	609 ±193	14.6% ±4.5	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	485 ±163	11.6% ±3.8	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 Wellington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	488 to 1,584	4.1% to 13.4%	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	90 to 598	2.7% to 16.7%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	653 ±311	9.4% ±4.4	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 95	0% to 7.2%	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 Wellington town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wellington town	Colorado	United States
Housing units	4,210 ±285	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.0% ±0.9	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.0%	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.8% ±6.5	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.2% ±5.4	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$464,200 ±$14,710	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,473 ±$194	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2010 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Wellington town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,819 ±694	23.9% ±5.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,526 ±766	72.3% ±6.5	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.4%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	20 to 126	0.2% to 1.1%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	170 to 530	1.4% to 4.5%	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 Wellington town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	5,885 ±716	49.9% ±6.1	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,568 ±679	47.2% ±5.8	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 173	0.2% to 1.5%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	72 to 424	0.6% to 3.6%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	39 to 305	0.3% to 2.6%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6 to 146	0.1% to 1.2%	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%.

Wellington town among the places of Colorado

59th 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 Wellington town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Castle Pines city	13,388 ±41
Superior town	13,305 ±67
Sterling city	13,172 ±23
Berthoud town	12,411 ±187
The Pinery CDP	11,871 ±1,109
Wellington town	11,798 ±21
Monument town	11,735 ±44
Fort Morgan city	11,605 ±20
Berkley CDP	10,789 ±1,150
Edwards CDP	10,785 ±1,041
Cherry Creek CDP	10,721 ±896

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Colorado by median rent
No. 9 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 26 Places in Colorado by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 31 Places in Colorado by median household income
No. 37 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 47 Places in Colorado by per capita 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

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