COMPARING TWO PLACES
Golden vs Applewood
PLACE A
Golden, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Applewood, Colorado
Golden is 97% smaller than Applewood. Applewood earns more, with a median household income $84,057 higher. Applewood has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
GOLDENAPPLEWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population2338,350−97% vs Applewood
Population density442,054−2,010
Population growth-1.8%9.4%−11.2 pts
Median age58.143.1+15.0
Male34.3%50.4%−16.1 pts
Female65.7%49.6%+16.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.8%84.2%−7.4 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other23.2%3.2%+19.9 pts
Median household income$46,488$130,545−$84,057
Per capita income$60,446$81,380−$20,934
Poverty rate6.9%4.4%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.434+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%71.0%−39.2 pts
Graduate degree18.5%26.0%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation55.8%70.3%−14.5 pts
Median home value$209,000$785,900−$576,900
Median gross rent–$2,211–
Owner-occupied61.7%76.2%−14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%2.4%+18.0 pts
Rent-burdened households77.1%44.0%+33.1 pts
Average commute27.122.6+4.4
Worked from home0.0%28.2%−28.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured11.2%2.1%+9.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024