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Golden, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $798,335 (it was $183,800 in 2000)
Golden:

$798,335
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $483,830 - $1,096,663

Total population: 20,201 (Urban population: 17,411, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 8,204 (7,909 occupied: 4,559 owner occupied, 3,287 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

34%

Housing density: 911 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $683,351.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,625 (lower quartile is $1,199, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,838


Median gross rent in Golden, CO in 2022: $1,747

Housing units in Golden with a mortgage: 2,701 (324 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 292 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $169,876

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $83,812

Median monthly housing costs: $1,662

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Golden, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1989

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,306
  • Male householders: 3,986 (1,391 living alone), Female householders: 3,702 (1,058 living alone)
  • 3,260 spouses (3,159 opposite-sex spouses), 388 unmarried partners, (332 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,010 children (3,866 natural, 114 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 193 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 0 foster children, 210 other relatives, 1,883 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,506

Size of family households: 2,158 2-persons, 860 3-persons, 859 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,575 1-person, 748 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

2,372 married couples with children.
720 single-parent households (58 men, 662 women).

92.8% of residents of Golden speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,157 (5.7%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Golden, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Golden, Colorado
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1111 bedroom
  • 8362 bedrooms
  • 1,9983 bedrooms
  • 1,0934 bedrooms
  • 5225+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Golden, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Golden, Colorado
  • 244no bedroom
  • 9321 bedroom
  • 1,2372 bedrooms
  • 7203 bedrooms
  • 824 bedrooms
  • 735+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Golden in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Golden in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 113no vehicle
  • 1,3611 vehicle
  • 1,6742 vehicles
  • 9193 vehicles
  • 3524 vehicles
  • 1405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Golden in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Golden in renter-occupied apartments
  • 418no vehicle
  • 1,3451 vehicle
  • 1,1082 vehicles
  • 3393 vehicles
  • 394 vehicles
  • 375+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Golden, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Golden, Colorado
  • 01 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 803 rooms
  • 4324 rooms
  • 8285 rooms
  • 5786 rooms
  • 6617 rooms
  • 5268 rooms
  • 1,4349+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Golden, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Golden, Colorado
  • 2281 room
  • 4022 rooms
  • 7213 rooms
  • 7514 rooms
  • 4805 rooms
  • 4046 rooms
  • 1517 rooms
  • 498 rooms
  • 1019+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Golden, CO
Golden city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Golden, CO household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Golden, CO in 2022
  • 429Less than $10,000
  • 264$10,000 to $19,999
  • 371$20,000 to $29,999
  • 459$30,000 to $39,999
  • 397$40,000 to $49,999
  • 287$50,000 to $59,999
  • 809$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,284$75,000 to $99,999
  • 577$100,000 to $124,999
  • 671$125,000 to $149,999
  • 701$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,676$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Golden, CO

  • Distribution of house value in Golden, CO in 2022
  • 48Less than $10,000
  • 8$15,000 to $19,999
  • 46$20,000 to $24,999
  • 20$25,000 to $29,999
  • 61$30,000 to $34,999
  • 50$35,000 to $39,999
  • 73$40,000 to $49,999
  • 63$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9$60,000 to $69,999
  • 11$70,000 to $79,999
  • 56$80,000 to $89,999
  • 49$90,000 to $99,999
  • 187$100,000 to $124,999
  • 15$125,000 to $149,999
  • 51$150,000 to $174,999
  • 16$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3$200,000 to $249,999
  • 55$250,000 to $299,999
  • 159$300,000 to $399,999
  • 287$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,096$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,625$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,151$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 402$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 29$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Golden, CO

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Golden, CO in 2022
  • 48$200 to $249
  • 42$250 to $299
  • 20$450 to $499
  • 37$600 to $649
  • 137$650 to $699
  • 27$700 to $749
  • 52$750 to $799
  • 181$900 to $999
  • 325$1,000 to $1,249
  • 536$1,250 to $1,499
  • 597$1,500 to $1,999
  • 605$2,000 to $2,499
  • 398$2,500 to $2,999
  • 25$3,000 to $3,499
  • 195$3,500 or more
  • 85No cash rent
Work and jobs in Golden: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.3%
Number of people working at home: 3,607 (34.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 193
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,196
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,035
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,197
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 622
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 362
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,149
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 347
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 171
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 420
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 461
  • 90 or more minutes: 51
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Golden

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 18,206 (72.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,375 (5.5%)
  • Bus: 105 (0.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 9 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 14 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 174 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 73 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 715 (2.8%)
  • Worked at home: 3,607 (14.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 37.4%Males
  • 31.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 3.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Golden, Colorado
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Golden, Colorado
  • 4982010 or later
  • 3092000 to 2009
  • 1901990 to 1999
  • 1921980 to 1989
  • 881970 to 1979
  • 149Before 1970
Ancestries in Golden, CO

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,145 (14.0%)
  • German: 785 (9.6%)
  • European: 758 (9.3%)
  • Irish: 550 (6.7%)
  • American: 497 (6.1%)
  • Italian: 308 (3.8%)
  • Russian: 259 (3.2%)
  • Swiss: 160 (2.0%)
  • Scottish: 159 (1.9%)
  • Eastern European: 142 (1.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 114 (1.4%)
  • French: 94 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 87 (1.1%)
  • Norwegian: 86 (1.1%)
  • Czech: 75 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 58 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 53 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 51 (0.6%)
  • British: 46 (0.6%)
  • Austrian: 44 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 37 (0.5%)
  • African: 37 (0.5%)
  • Brazilian: 35 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 33 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 23 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 21 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 18 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 16 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 15 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 14 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 13 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 8 (0.10%)
  • Northern European: 7 (0.09%)
  • Serbian: 5 (0.06%)
  • Portuguese: 5 (0.06%)
  • Cajun: 4 (0.05%)
  • Celtic: 3 (0.04%)
  • Albanian: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Golden:

20.4% (261)
Colorado:

38.3% (209,491)

Canada
Golden:

9.8% (125)
Colorado:

2.7% (15,026)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Golden:

6.8% (87)
Colorado:

3.3% (17,998)

South Africa
Golden:

6.6% (84)
Colorado:

0.5% (2,472)

Germany
Golden:

6.2% (80)
Colorado:

2.5% (13,706)

Austria
Golden:

4.7% (60)
Colorado:

0.2% (823)

Switzerland
Golden:

4.0% (51)
Colorado:

0.2% (1,359)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Golden:

3.4% (43)
Colorado:

1.1% (5,799)

France
Golden:

2.9% (37)
Colorado:

0.5% (2,620)

Iran
Golden:

2.9% (37)
Colorado:

0.7% (3,568)

Brazil
Golden:

2.9% (37)
Colorado:

1.0% (5,365)

Philippines
Golden:

2.7% (35)
Colorado:

2.3% (12,342)

Lithuania
Golden:

2.6% (33)
Colorado:

0.1% (621)

England
Golden:

2.3% (29)
Colorado:

1.2% (6,672)

Nepal
Golden:

2.2% (28)
Colorado:

1.0% (5,214)

Honduras
Golden:

2.1% (27)
Colorado:

1.1% (6,142)

Other Northern Europe
Golden:

2.0% (25)
Colorado:

0.1% (547)

Norway
Golden:

1.8% (23)
Colorado:

0.1% (487)

India
Golden:

1.8% (23)
Colorado:

4.0% (21,689)

El Salvador
Golden:

1.7% (22)
Colorado:

2.2% (12,150)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,429
  • Other state: 11,365
  • Northeast: 1,764
  • Midwest: 4,504
  • South: 2,691
  • West: 2,395

71.2% of Golden residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48.1% lived in Colorado.


Golden:

71.2%
State average:

83.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 21
  • 10th grade: 75
  • 11th grade: 210
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 46
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,705
  • Less than 1 year of college: 297
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 697
  • Associate degree: 222
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,748
  • Master's degree: 1,432
  • Professional school degree: 213
  • Doctorate degree: 441
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 35
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 22
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 126
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 864
  • Less than 1 year of college: 397
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 544
  • Associate degree: 399
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,809
  • Master's degree: 1,469
  • Professional school degree: 151
  • Doctorate degree: 304
Educational Attainment for Females
Golden marital status for males
Golden marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,997
  • One, attached: 627
  • Two: 107
  • 3 or 4: 409
  • 5 to 9: 413
  • 10 to 19: 688
  • 20 to 49: 814
  • 50 or more: 446
  • Mobile homes: 657
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,374

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Golden
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Golden, CO
  • 83.5%Utility gas
  • 14.4%Electricity
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Golden, CO
  • 58.4%Utility gas
  • 33.8%Electricity
  • 2.2%Wood
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 263
Here:

16.1%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72
Here:

9.1%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 188
Here:

6.3%
Colorado:

14.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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