Keystone, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,216
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
28.2
6.31% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
26.3%
32.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$51,591
0.432% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.28M
1.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
933
8.11% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Keystone, 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.

88.8% of the residents in Keystone, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Keystone, CO was $1.28M, and the homeownership rate was 26.5%.

Most people in Keystone, CO walked to work, and the average commute time was 17 minutes. The average car ownership in Keystone, CO was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Keystone, CO is home to a population of 1.22k people, from which 88.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.5% of Keystone, CO residents were born outside of the country (189 people).

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (677 people) in Keystone, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 243 White (Hispanic) and 168 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.8%
2024 Citizenship
90.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.8% of Keystone, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Keystone, CO was 90.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Keystone, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    677 ± 209
  2. White (Hispanic)
    243 ± 190
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    168 ± 150
34.5%
Hispanic Population
420 people

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (677 people) in Keystone, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 243 White (Hispanic) and 168 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

34.5% of the people in Keystone, CO are hispanic (420 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Keystone, 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

15.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
189 people
14.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
161 people

As of 2024, 15.5% of Keystone, CO residents (189 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 Keystone, CO was 14.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    35 ± 55
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 30

Keystone, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Keystone, CO employs 933 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Keystone, CO were Accommodation & Food Services (308 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (273 people), and Construction (61 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($47,460), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($22,101), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($16,276).

Occupations

933
2024 Value
± 303
8.11%
1 Year growth
± 46.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keystone, CO grew at a rate of 8.11%, from 863 employees to 933 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Keystone, CO, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (289 people), Management Occupations (192 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (156 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Keystone, 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

933
2024 Value
± 303
8.11%
1 Year growth
± 46.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keystone, CO grew at a rate of 8.11%, from 863 employees to 933 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Keystone, CO, are Accommodation & Food Services (308 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (273 people), and Construction (61 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Keystone, CO, though some of these residents may live in Keystone, 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

$60,827
Median earning men ± $25,456
$15,696
Median earning women ± $5,904

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($30,884).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($12,207).

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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 Keystone, CO was $1.28M in 2024, which is 3.86 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.26M to $1.28M, a 1.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Keystone, CO is 26.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Keystone, CO have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Keystone, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.28M
Median Property Value 2024
±$565,385
$170
Median Property Taxes
±$88

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 Keystone, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

26.5%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 26.5% of the housing units in Keystone, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 20.8%.

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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.
$51,591
Median Household Income
± $9,145
641
Number of Households
± 246

In 2024, the median household income of the 641 households in Keystone, CO grew to $51,591 from the previous year's value of $51,369.

The following chart displays the households in Keystone, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Keystone, 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. Walked (32%)
  2. Public Transit (26.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (23.4%)

In 2024, 32% of workers in Keystone, CO walked to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (26.7%) and those who worked at home (23.4%).

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

17 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Keystone, CO have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Keystone, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

26.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Keystone, CO (320 out of 1.22k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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

90.8% of the population of Keystone, CO has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 22.2% on Medicaid, 3.62% on Medicare, 12.8% 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, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 5.59% under 18 years, 63.4% between 18 and 34 years, 25.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 5.76% over 64 years.

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

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Uninsured People

9.21%
Uninsured
52.1%
Employer Coverage
22.2%
Medicaid
3.62%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Keystone, CO grew by 57.4% from 5.85% to 9.21%.

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