COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brush vs Fort Morgan
PLACE A
Brush, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Brush is 55% smaller than Fort Morgan. Brush earns more, with a median household income $9,224 higher.
BRUSHFORT MORGANDIFFERENCE
Total population5,33711,841−55% vs Fort Morgan
Population density1,8852,219−333
Population growth-2.3%2.5%−4.8 pts
Median age38.633.5+5.1
Male55.2%51.6%+3.6 pts
Female44.8%48.4%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born12.3%16.2%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.8%37.8%+23.0 pts
Black0.7%3.2%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.8%54.7%−23.9 pts
Asian0.6%1.3%−0.6 pts
Other7.0%3.0%+4.0 pts
Median household income$73,382$64,158+$9,224
Per capita income$31,036$26,595+$4,441
Poverty rate14.2%16.0%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4830.388+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%18.2%−1.7 pts
Graduate degree6.7%6.8%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%6.4%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation61.8%65.8%−3.9 pts
Median home value$273,000$313,400−$40,400
Median gross rent$692$1,067−$375
Owner-occupied60.5%58.2%+2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%3.0%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households67.0%45.0%+22.0 pts
Average commute18.016.8+1.3
Worked from home1.4%7.8%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.1%10.8%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025