COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Elbert County

Colorado · 9,646 residents · 1,850 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Elbert County is home to 9,646 people in Colorado. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 51% since 2000. The average commute runs 37 minutes. Households here earn about 20% more than in Colorado as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.9%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,646

−51%vs 2000

vs 19,872 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,850 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(707)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(1,004)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(894)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(571)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(319)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(1,657)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4423%(2,214)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,003)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(513)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.6%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(244)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,273

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,480 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,566

−42%vs 2000

vs $24,960 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.9%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,800

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $235,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$434

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $655 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.6% in 2000

15.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(18,511)

Black0.6%(123)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(766)

Asian0.4%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(9,319)

Black0.8%(77)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(262)

Asian0.5%(53)

Other2%(197)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(1,806)

Spaniard0.7%(203)

South American0.6%(160)

Puerto Rican0.3%(83)

Argentine0.3%(73)

Peruvian0.2%(47)

Cuban0.1%(40)

Ecuadorian0.1%(21)

Venezuelan0.1%(14)

Colombian0%(5)

Central American0%(4)

Salvadoran0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(112)

Asian Indian0.2%(49)

Chinese0%(13)

Thai0%(11)

Japanese0%(7)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(104)

Tongan0.1%(24)

Ancestry

German21.4%(5,969)

English17%(4,726)

Irish13.2%(3,673)

Italian6.3%(1,753)

Scottish3.7%(1,025)

American3.6%(1,003)

Norwegian2.4%(671)

French2%(566)

Polish2%(557)

Dutch1.8%(501)

Swedish1.7%(482)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(356)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(241)

Welsh0.7%(202)

French Canadian0.5%(130)

Canadian0.4%(124)

Austrian0.4%(112)

Swiss0.4%(108)

Danish0.3%(95)

British0.3%(92)

Czech0.3%(81)

Subsaharan African0.3%(78)

Hungarian0.3%(71)

Ghanaian0.3%(71)

Arab0.2%(52)

Greek0.2%(45)

Portuguese0.2%(43)

Finnish0.2%(42)

Lithuanian0.1%(41)

Moroccan0.1%(38)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Romanian0%(9)

Lebanese0%(8)

Egyptian0%(6)

Belgian0%(3)

Slovene0%(3)

Cape Verdean0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.2%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

37.1 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 34.7 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 married24.1%(2,858)

Married64.8%(7,670)

Widowed3.2%(373)

Divorced7.9%(938)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(2,137)

Married66.1%(7,512)

Widowed6.4%(732)

Divorced8.7%(987)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% 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)19.7%(410)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(775)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(712)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(68)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,079 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper