Crestone, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
123
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45
33.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
44.7%
50.5% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$8,839
2022 Median Property Value
$178,500
13.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
53
253% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Crestone, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.7% of the residents in Crestone, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Crestone, CO was $178,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.4%.

Population & Diversity

Crestone, CO is home to a population of 123 people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.32% of Crestone, CO residents were born outside of the country (9 people).

Citizenship

92.7%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.7% of Crestone, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crestone, CO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Crestone, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.32%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
9 people

As of 2024, 7.32% of Crestone, CO residents (9 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Crestone, CO was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

Occupations

53
2024 Value
± 109
253%
1 Year growth
± 183%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crestone, CO grew at a rate of 253%, from 15 employees to 53 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crestone, CO, are Material Moving Occupations (28 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crestone, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

53
2024 Value
± 109
253%
1 Year growth
± 183%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crestone, CO grew at a rate of 253%, from 15 employees to 53 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crestone, CO, are Retail Trade (38 people), Educational Services (14 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (1 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crestone, CO, though some of these residents may live in Crestone, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Crestone, CO was $178,500 in 2022, which is 0.537 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $157,600 to $178,500, a 13.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Crestone, CO is 67.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Property

$178,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$18,752
$60
Median Property Taxes
±$63

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Crestone, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Crestone, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$8,839
Median Household Income
± $238
89
Number of Households
± 83

The following chart displays the households in Crestone, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crestone, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Walked (54.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (45.3%)

In 2024, 54.7% of workers in Crestone, CO walked to work, followed by those who worked at home (45.3%) and those who drove alone to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Poverty & Diversity

44.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crestone, CO (55 out of 123 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crestone, CO is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

69.9% of the population of Crestone, CO has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 28.5% on Medicaid, 24.4% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 28.5% were men and 71.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.3% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 67.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 28.5% were men and 71.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

30.1%
Uninsured
0%
Employer Coverage
28.5%
Medicaid
24.4%
Medicare
17.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Crestone, CO grew by NaNy% from 0% to 30.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Crestone, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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