Weld County, CO

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2024 Population

350,396

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.3

0.284% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.58%

5.87% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$97,097

4.08% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$471,700

6.12% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

179,920

3.18% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Weld County, 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.

94.8% of the residents in Weld County, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Weld County, CO are University of Northern Colorado (2,653 degrees awarded in 2023), Aims Community College (1,890 degrees), and Academy of Natural Therapy Inc (20 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Weld County, CO was $471,700, and the homeownership rate was 76%.

Most people in Weld County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Weld County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Weld County, CO borders Adams County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Kimball County, NE, and Laramie County, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Weld County, CO is home to a population of 350k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.06% of Weld County, CO residents were born outside of the country (31.8k people).

In 2024, there were 5.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (217k people) in Weld County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 37.4k White (Hispanic) and 34.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%

2024 Citizenship

94.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% of Weld County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Weld County, CO was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Weld County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
217k ± 880
White (Hispanic)
37.4k ± 2.82k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
34.4k ± 2.2k

31%

Hispanic Population

108k people

31% of the people in Weld County, CO are hispanic (108k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
203,143 ± 10,870 people
India
22,453 ± 3,672 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

9.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

31.8k people

9.05%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30.8k people

As of 2024, 9.06% of Weld County, CO residents (31.8k 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 Weld County, CO was 9.05%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Weld County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
5,699 ± 731
Vietnam
5,115 ± 606
Gulf War (1990s)
2,519 ± 386

Weld County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Weld County, CO.

Economy

The economy of Weld County, CO employs 180k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Weld County, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (20,789 people), Manufacturing (18,883 people), and Retail Trade (18,784 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,686), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,696), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($88,113).

Employment

Occupations

180k

2024 Value

± 3,532

3.18%

1 Year growth

± 2.67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weld County, CO grew at a rate of 3.18%, from 174k employees to 180k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Weld County, CO, are Management Occupations (22,137 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,602 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,269 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Weld County, 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

180k

2024 Value

± 3,532

3.18%

1 Year growth

± 2.67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weld County, CO grew at a rate of 3.18%, from 174k employees to 180k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Weld County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (20,789 people), Manufacturing (18,883 people), and Retail Trade (18,784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Weld County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Weld County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,091

Median earning men ± $1,709

$43,025

Median earning women ± $1,123

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($92,221), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,410), and Information ($75,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,889), Construction ($58,558), and Public Administration ($57,008).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

734
Construction
539
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
408
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.39M
Construction
$1.17M
Manufacturing
$542k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Weld County, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

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 Colorado

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Weld County, CO awarded 4,563 degrees. The student population of Weld County, CO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6,486 male students and 10,162 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Weld County, CO are White (2,801 and 62.1%), Hispanic or Latino (1,252 and 27.8%), Two or More Races (161 and 3.57%), and Black or African American (128 and 2.84%).

The largest universities in Weld County, CO by number of degrees awarded are University of Northern Colorado (2,653 and 58.1%), Aims Community College (1,890 and 41.4%), and Academy of Natural Therapy Inc (20 and 0.438%).

The most popular majors in Weld County, CO are Liberal Arts & Sciences (336 and 7.36%), General Business Administration & Management (298 and 6.53%), and General Psychology (221 and 4.84%).

The median tuition cost in Weld County, CO for a public four year colleges is $5,856 for in-state students and $17,130 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Weld County, CO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 16,648 (39% men and 61% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 16,648 students enrolled in Weld County, CO, 39% men and 61% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 9,178 records, of which 62.6% were women and 37.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
151 degrees awarded
General Psychology
221 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
171 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Weld County, CO was Registered Nursing with 151 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Weld County, CO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Northern Colorado
2,653 degrees awarded
Aims Community College
1,890 degrees awarded
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc
20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Northern Colorado with 2,653 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,671 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Weld County, CO, which is 0.578 times less than the 2,892 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,801 degrees mean that there were 2.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,252 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,856) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,493) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,344) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Weld County, CO was $471,700 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $444,500 to $471,700, a 6.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Weld County, CO is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Weld County, CO have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Weld County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Weld County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.74%.

Housing

Property

$471,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,027

$94,490

Median Property Taxes

±$2,252

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

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

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Weld County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Weld County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$97,097

Median Household Income

± $2,383

124k

Number of Households

± 2,815

In 2024, the median household income of the 124k households in Weld County, CO grew to $97,097 from the previous year's value of $93,287.

The following chart displays the households in Weld County, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Weld County, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2024, 72% of workers in Weld County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

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.

Commute Time

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Weld County, CO have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.45% of the workforce in Weld County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Weld County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Weld County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.74%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.58% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Weld County, CO (33k out of 344k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Weld County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 9.9% of the children was living in poverty in Weld County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 273 in Weld County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 9.61 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92% of the population of Weld County, CO has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 9.91% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Weld County, CO see 1,735 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,735 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2060 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 340 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,735 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Weld County, CO

Primary care physicians in Weld County, CO see an average of 1,735 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,735 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Weld County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.04%

Uninsured

52.5%

Employer Coverage

16.3%

Medicaid

9.91%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.6%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Weld County, CO declined by 5.14% from 8.48% to 8.04%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.1 in Weld County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Weld County, CO.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.2% in Weld County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Weld County, CO.