Welby is a city of 16,197 people in Colorado. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. Density works out to 4,373 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 35.0. The population is up 25% since 2000. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,026, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Welby
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share23.7% → 59.1%(+35.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share71.7% → 33.9%(−37.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$157,925 → $385,000(+144%)US over the same years: +67%
Welby's population equals 3.1% of Adams County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.6% of the county's.
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)28.8%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(86)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.5%(62)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 288 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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Over time
Welby, decade by decade
Welby population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,218
$72,679
$157,925
6.7%
53.7
2000
12,973
$75,471
$217,688
9.7%
66.4
2010
14,846
$60,644
$219,814
8.4%
67.1
2020
15,553
$81,927
$293,192
13.4%
67.3
2024
16,197
$80,026
$385,000
14.8%
66.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
