Weld County, Colorado

Weld County has a population of 350,396 and has grown 15.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $471,700, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $97,097.

Home price
$471,700
Income
$97,097
Population
350,396
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$471,700county
Median gross rent$1,539county
Median year homes here were built2001county
Share of homes built before 198029.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,758county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,563county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,238county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,174county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$97,097county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate9.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.3%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government14.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$84,114county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40012895county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station41 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths44.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.7%county
Public schools in the county111county
Public school enrollment60859county
Students per full-time teacher17.9county
Free lunch eligible46.5%county
Elementary schools62county
Middle schools19county
High schools19county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population350,396county
Land area in square miles3,985county
People per square mile of land87.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores34county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store22.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.0%county
Population change since 2020+15.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age35.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.9%county
Share of households that are one person21.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.1%county
Second languages19.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents71county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in13,769county
Households that moved away10,938county
Average income of arriving households$73,503county
Average income of departing households$70,208county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes23county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,993county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.8%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.8 incounty
Annual snowfall16.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing158 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days151 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county7county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use823 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas73.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband92.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk88.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.1county
Landslide risk41.2county
Hail risk99.0county
Earthquake risk77.8county
Tornado risk95.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk60.1county
Winter weather risk93.6county
Strong wind risk95.0county
Wildfire risk87.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Weld County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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