Goldfield, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

160

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

61.5

0.162% 1-year decrease

2016 Median Household Income

$80,938

2.19% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$154,500

1.53% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

140

Economy

The economy of Goldfield, CO employs 140 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Goldfield, CO were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (69 people), Accommodation & Food Services (59 people), and Retail Trade (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($43,652) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($29,786).

Employment

Occupations

140

2024 Value

± 141

−1.41%

1 Year decline

± 142%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goldfield, CO declined at a rate of −1.41%, from 142 employees to 140 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Goldfield, CO, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (59 people), Sales & Related Occupations (49 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Goldfield, CO.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

140

2024 Value

± 141

−1.41%

1 Year decline

± 142%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goldfield, CO declined at a rate of −1.41%, from 142 employees to 140 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Goldfield, CO, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (69 people), Accommodation & Food Services (59 people), and Retail Trade (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Goldfield, CO, though some of these residents may live in Goldfield, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,174

Median earning men ± $16,763

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($29,428).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Goldfield, CO was $154,500 in 2024, which is 0.464 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,900 to $154,500, a 1.53% decrease. The homeownership rate in Goldfield, CO is 43.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$154,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$57,683

$45

Median Property Taxes

±$62

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 Goldfield, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,938

Median Household Income

± $5,289

104

Number of Households

± 110

In 2016, the median household income of the 104 households in Goldfield, CO declined from $80,938 from the previous year's value of $82,750.

The following chart displays the households in Goldfield, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Goldfield, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Goldfield, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get 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.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Goldfield, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Goldfield, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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