Wellington, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

11,798

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

4.79% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.79%

7.36% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$107,017

3.01% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$464,200

Population & Diversity

Wellington, CO is home to a population of 11.8k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.1% of Wellington, CO residents were born outside of the country (248 people).

In 2024, there were 6.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.53k people) in Wellington, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 817 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Wellington, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wellington, CO was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wellington, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.53k ± 766
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.38k ± 523
White (Hispanic)
817 ± 585

23.9%

Hispanic Population

2.82k people

23.9% of the people in Wellington, CO are hispanic (2.82k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

248 people

1.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

179 people

As of 2024, 2.1% of Wellington, CO residents (248 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 Wellington, CO was 1.55%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
383 ± 230
Gulf War (1990s)
124 ± 113
Vietnam
27 ± 53

Wellington, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Wellington, CO employs 5.99k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wellington, CO were Retail Trade (697 people), Construction (688 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (605 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($110,889), Transportation & Warehousing ($105,357), and Finance & Insurance ($91,587).

Employment

Occupations

5.99k

2024 Value

± 748

5.07%

1 Year growth

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellington, CO grew at a rate of 5.07%, from 5.7k employees to 5.99k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wellington, CO, are Management Occupations (859 people), Sales & Related Occupations (797 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (548 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wellington, 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

5.99k

2024 Value

± 748

5.07%

1 Year growth

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellington, CO grew at a rate of 5.07%, from 5.7k employees to 5.99k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wellington, CO, are Retail Trade (697 people), Construction (688 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (605 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wellington, CO, though some of these residents may live in Wellington, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,093

Median earning men ± $13,501

$48,768

Median earning women ± $9,005

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($111,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,155), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,569).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($87,305), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,993), and Retail Trade ($53,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wellington, CO was $464,200 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $442,500 to $464,200, a 4.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Wellington, CO is 80.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wellington, CO have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wellington, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$464,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,710

$3,369

Median Property Taxes

±$535

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.8%

Homeownership

2024

72.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.8% of the housing units in Wellington, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wellington, 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.

$107,017

Median Household Income

± $4,808

4.17k

Number of Households

± 584

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.17k households in Wellington, CO grew to $107,017 from the previous year's value of $103,888.

The following chart displays the households in Wellington, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wellington, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.6%)
Worked At Home (18.9%)
Carpooled (9.47%)

In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Wellington, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.47%).

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

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wellington, CO have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.74% of the workforce in Wellington, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wellington, CO (1.04k out of 11.8k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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.

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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