What is the population of Craig city?

Craig city has 9,022 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #76 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Craig city?

Median household income in Craig city is $69,256 a year, 11.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Craig city?

Median gross rent is $1,060 a month and the median home value is $252,900, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.

Is Craig city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Craig city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Craig, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Craig, Colorado (Craig, CO — Census place “Craig city”) is 9,022 residents, ranking #76 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $69,256, the median home is worth $252,900 and median gross rent runs $1,060 a month. Looking for the Craig Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Craig, CO: 81625.

Population: 9,022Craig city residents
Median household income: $69,256Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $252,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,060Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66.4%Owner-occupied households

Craig ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Craig.

The Craig CO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

81625

What the numbers mean in Craig city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Craig city median would spend about 18.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 66.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Craig city, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Craig city is a mid-size town in Colorado, with 9,022 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #76 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 38.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Craig city earn a median of $69,256 a year, 11.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 12.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Craig city is valued at $252,900, 16.6% below the national figure and 44% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,060 a month, 24.6% below the national figure, or roughly $12,720 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Craig city?: Craig city has 9,022 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #76 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Craig city?: Median household income in Craig city is $69,256 a year, 11.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Craig city?: Median gross rent is $1,060 a month and the median home value is $252,900, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.
Is Craig city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Craig city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Craig city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.