What is the population of Welby CDP?

Welby CDP has 16,232 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Welby CDP?

Median household income in Welby CDP is $78,375 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Welby CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,640 a month and the median home value is $347,700, so rent absorbs about 25.1% of median household income.

Is Welby CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Welby CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Welby, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Welby, Colorado (Welby, CO — Census place “Welby CDP”) is 16,232 residents, ranking #48 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $78,375, the median home is worth $347,700 and median gross rent runs $1,640 a month. Looking for the Welby Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Welby, CO: 80229.

Population: 16,232Welby CDP residents
Median household income: $78,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $347,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,640Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74%Owner-occupied households

Welby ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Welby.

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

80229

What the numbers mean in Welby CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Welby CDP median would spend about 25.1% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 74% of households own their home.

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

Welby CDP, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Welby CDP is a mid-size town in Colorado, with 16,232 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #48 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 33.9 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 Welby CDP earn a median of $78,375 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. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Welby CDP is valued at $347,700, 14.6% above the national figure and 23% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,640 a month, 16.6% above the national figure, or roughly $19,680 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.1% 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 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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

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What is the population of Welby CDP?: Welby CDP has 16,232 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Welby CDP?: Median household income in Welby CDP is $78,375 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Welby CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,640 a month and the median home value is $347,700, so rent absorbs about 25.1% of median household income.
Is Welby CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Welby CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Welby 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.