CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Golden

Colorado · 13,138 residents · 9.63 sq mi

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Golden is a city of 13,138 people in Colorado. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Households earn $29,099 at the median, near the US median. The typical home is worth $93,900.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,138

−23%vs 2000

vs 17,159 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(738)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(702)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(627)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.6%(1,263)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.1%(1,457)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420%(2,632)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(2,229)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,328)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(878)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(795)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(390)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,099

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,115 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,969

−41%vs 2000

vs $25,257 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,900

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $183,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$416

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $649 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.7%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.6% in 2000

43.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87%(14,922)

Black0.9%(154)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(1,130)

Asian3%(509)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94%(12,351)

Black0.7%(97)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(610)

Asian2.7%(352)

Other2.6%(338)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(907)

South American0.5%(109)

Spaniard0.5%(101)

Central American0.4%(75)

Guatemalan0.2%(43)

Chilean0.2%(41)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Puerto Rican0.1%(24)

Argentine0.1%(24)

Honduran0.1%(22)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0%(10)

Peruvian0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(131)

Filipino0.4%(78)

Vietnamese0.4%(74)

Korean0.3%(55)

Pakistani0.2%(49)

Asian Indian0.2%(39)

Japanese0.2%(32)

Indonesian0.1%(23)

Cambodian0.1%(21)

Thai0.1%(18)

Nepalese0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Samoan0%(10)

Ancestry

German19.6%(3,995)

English15.9%(3,245)

Irish12.3%(2,520)

Italian5.9%(1,210)

French3.1%(623)

American2.8%(575)

Norwegian2.6%(526)

Polish2.3%(474)

Dutch2.2%(455)

Scottish2.1%(438)

Swedish1.9%(394)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(305)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.5%(303)

Swiss1.2%(244)

Czech1%(205)

Welsh0.8%(158)

Austrian0.6%(123)

British0.5%(100)

French Canadian0.5%(98)

Slovak0.5%(95)

Greek0.4%(89)

Lithuanian0.4%(83)

Arab0.4%(81)

Finnish0.3%(56)

Hungarian0.3%(53)

Danish0.2%(48)

Ukrainian0.2%(40)

Subsaharan African0.2%(35)

Brazilian0.2%(34)

Canadian0.2%(34)

Lebanese0.1%(28)

Israeli0.1%(26)

Australian0.1%(24)

Iranian0.1%(23)

Syrian0.1%(20)

Latvian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(16)

Armenian0.1%(15)

Palestinian0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(13)

Jordanian0%(10)

Slovene0%(9)

Nigerian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.4%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.1%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56.8%(5,996)

Married33.9%(3,577)

Widowed1.6%(173)

Divorced7.7%(808)

Women 15+

Never married34.4%(2,532)

Married46.3%(3,408)

Widowed5.3%(389)

Divorced14.1%(1,036)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.9%(181)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(226)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.6%(179)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.9%(86)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 792 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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