Colorado · Census place 24620
Empire town, CO
Quick answer
Empire town has 549 residents, ranking #282 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $63,092, the median home is worth $297,600 and median gross rent runs $1,566 a month.
- Population
- 549Empire town residents
- Median household income
- $63,092Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $297,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,566Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Empire town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Empire town median would spend about 29.8% 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 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 59% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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