Colorado · Census place 27535
Fort Garland CDP, CO
Quick answer
Fort Garland CDP has 426 residents, ranking #304 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $29,750, the median home is worth $239,600 and median gross rent runs $871 a month.
- Population
- 426Fort Garland CDP residents
- Median household income
- $29,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $239,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $871Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Garland CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Garland CDP median would spend about 35.1% 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 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.3% of residents and 70.9% 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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