CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Parachute

Colorado · 682 residents · 2.28 sq mi

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Parachute is a city of 682 people in Colorado. Owners hold 33% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. The typical home is worth $43,800. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 27%. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

682

−32%vs 2000

vs 1,006 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

+15%vs 2000

vs 29.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(43)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(43)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(42)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(119)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(98)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(88)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(55)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,083

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,208 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,866

−23%vs 2000

vs $14,114 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $577 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

33.1%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.5% in 2000

66.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.8%(752)

Black0.8%(8)

Hispanic / Latino19.8%(199)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(653)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(19)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.3%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.9%(155)

Puerto Rican0.6%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(5)

Chinese0.3%(4)

Korean0.2%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(7)

Ancestry

German20.3%(288)

Irish16.7%(238)

English6.1%(87)

Italian4.9%(70)

American2%(28)

Norwegian2%(28)

Hungarian1.8%(26)

Scottish1.8%(26)

Slovak1.8%(25)

Russian1.2%(17)

Danish1.1%(15)

Dutch1.1%(15)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(12)

French0.6%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(5)

Austrian0.3%(4)

Czech0.1%(2)

Polish0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

−17%vs 2000

vs 29.0 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 married50.5%(314)

Married37.8%(235)

Widowed5.3%(33)

Divorced6.4%(40)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(143)

Married49.6%(223)

Widowed3.8%(17)

Divorced14.9%(67)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−30.4 ptssince 2013

from 37.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.3%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

55.8%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.0%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% 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)20%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 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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