Eaton, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,867
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.9
10.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.63%
50.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$106,294
0.139% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$475,900
6.04% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,140
0.727% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Eaton, 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.

95.6% of the residents in Eaton, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Eaton, CO was $475,900, and the homeownership rate was 95.3%.

Most people in Eaton, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Eaton, CO was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Eaton, CO is home to a population of 5.87k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.99% of Eaton, CO residents were born outside of the country (293 people).

In 2024, there were 7.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.3k people) in Eaton, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 587 White (Hispanic) and 497 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.6%
2024 Citizenship
93.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Eaton, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eaton, CO was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eaton, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.3k ± 491
  2. White (Hispanic)
    587 ± 354
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    497 ± 289
22.3%
Hispanic Population
1.31k people

In 2024, there were 7.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.3k people) in Eaton, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 587 White (Hispanic) and 497 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

22.3% of the people in Eaton, CO are hispanic (1.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Eaton, CO as a share of the total population.

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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

4.99%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
293 people
7.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
443 people

As of 2024, 4.99% of Eaton, CO residents (293 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 Eaton, CO was 7.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    135 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    64 ± 79
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    18 ± 37

Eaton, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Eaton, CO employs 3.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eaton, CO were Retail Trade (400 people), Manufacturing (324 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (312 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,479), Finance & Insurance ($125,479), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($115,000).

Occupations

3.14k
2024 Value
± 515
−0.727%
1 Year decline
± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eaton, CO declined at a rate of −0.727%, from 3.16k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eaton, CO, are Management Occupations (367 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (364 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (348 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eaton, 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

3.14k
2024 Value
± 515
−0.727%
1 Year decline
± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eaton, CO declined at a rate of −0.727%, from 3.16k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eaton, CO, are Retail Trade (400 people), Manufacturing (324 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eaton, CO, though some of these residents may live in Eaton, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$67,393
Median earning men ± $16,764
$33,415
Median earning women ± $8,317

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,809), and Manufacturing ($86,042).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($137,976), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,241), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,357).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Eaton, CO was $475,900 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $448,800 to $475,900, a 6.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Eaton, CO is 95.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eaton, CO have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eaton, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$475,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,879
$2,054
Median Property Taxes
±$347

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 Eaton, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

95.3%
Homeownership
2024
72.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 95.3% of the housing units in Eaton, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.7%.

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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.
$106,294
Median Household Income
± $9,083
2.16k
Number of Households
± 384

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.16k households in Eaton, CO grew to $106,294 from the previous year's value of $106,146.

The following chart displays the households in Eaton, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eaton, 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (14%)
  3. Carpooled (2.6%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in Eaton, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (2.6%).

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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Commute Time

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eaton, CO have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Eaton, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Eaton, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eaton, CO have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eaton, CO (563 out of 5.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eaton, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

93.3% of the population of Eaton, CO has health coverage, with 58.5% on employee plans, 9.86% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.393% 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, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.68%
Uninsured
58.5%
Employer Coverage
9.86%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
0.393%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eaton, CO declined by 8.73% from 7.32% to 6.68%.

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

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