Colorado · Census place 56970
Palisade town, CO
Quick answer
Palisade town has 2,580 residents, ranking #157 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $61,655, the median home is worth $295,200 and median gross rent runs $1,136 a month.
- Population
- 2,580Palisade town residents
- Median household income
- $61,655Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $295,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,136Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palisade town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palisade town median would spend about 22.1% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 69.9% 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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