Golden, Colorado

  Page 1 of 2   |   Go to Page 2   |   Choose new city  

Demographics

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Neighborhood type

Population

17,239

2,408,750

4,753,377

299,398,484

Pop. density

1,913.5

288.0

45.9

81.6

Percent male

55.2%

50.2%

50.3%

49.1%

Percent female

44.9%

49.8%

49.7%

50.9%

Median age

34.4

36.0

34.4

38.8

People per household

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.6

Median household income

$56,797

$61,334

$56,009

$45,937

Average income per capita

$30,365

$31,506

$28,384

$23,868

Crime

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Violent crime risk index

2.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

Property crime risk index

5.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

Housing

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Median home value

$486,800

$314,100

$368,700

$323,700

Median age of homes

29.0

27.0

27.0

27.0

Home appreciation

7.9%

1.5%

1.3%

-2.8%

Homes - owned

59.7%

64.9%

62.5%

64.7%

Homes - rented

36.4%

30.3%

28.6%

21.5%

Homes - vacant

3.8%

4.4%

8.4%

14.4%

Commuting by bus

3.7%

4.2%

3.0%

2.0%

Commuting by carpool

9.4%

11.5%

12.1%

14.4%

Commuting by auto

73.1%

76.8%

75.7%

71.0%

Working at home

5.9%

4.8%

5.1%

5.4%

Family Facts

City Avg.

County Avg.

State Avg.

National Avg.

Currently married

45.5%

53.3%

54.5%

57.5%

Never married

34.2%

26.8%

25.9%

24.6%

Divorced

11.5%

11.3%

10.7%

7.6%

Widowed

3.5%

4.3%

4.5%

7.4%

Separated

5.0%

4.4%

4.6%

2.8%

Married - w/ children

19.1%

24.7%

25.1%

28.1%

Married - no children

25.4%

25.6%

27.1%

31.0%

Single - w/ children

7.2%

8.2%

8.0%

9.4%

Single - no children

48.0%

40.7%

40.0%

30.3%


  Continue to Page 2

Copyright 1998-2004 Sperling's BestPlaces (Fast Forward, Inc.) All rights reserved.      disclaimer