
Colorado · Census place 20275
Derby, CO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Derby, Colorado (Derby, CO — Census place “Derby CDP”) is 8,692 residents, ranking #81 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $78,696, the median home is worth $317,400 and median gross rent runs $1,721 a month. Looking for the Derby Colorado ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Derby, CO: 80022, 80024.
- Population
- 8,692Derby CDP residents
- Median household income
- $78,696Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $317,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,721Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.8%Owner-occupied households
Derby ZIP codes (Colorado)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Derby.
The Derby CO ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Derby CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Derby CDP median would spend about 26.2% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 66.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Derby CDP, CO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Derby CDP is a mid-size town in Colorado, with 8,692 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #81 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 33.2 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 Derby CDP earn a median of $78,696 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 9% 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 7.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Derby CDP is valued at $317,400, 4.6% above the national figure and 30% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,721 a month, 22.4% above the national figure, or roughly $20,652 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 66.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Evergreen CDP 8,643
- Milliken town 8,695
- Fort Lupton city 8,494
- Redlands CDP 8,771
- Gypsum town 8,481
- Woodmoor CDP 8,819
- Trinidad city 8,309
- Cortez city 8,898
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Derby CDP?
- Derby CDP has 8,692 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #81 of 482 in Colorado.
- What is the median household income in Derby CDP?
- Median household income in Derby CDP is $78,696 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Derby CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,721 a month and the median home value is $317,400, so rent absorbs about 26.2% of median household income.
- Is Derby CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Derby CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Derby CDP 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.