Golden, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,321 (All urban)

Golden, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,215 (6,966 occupied: 4,274 owner occupied, 2,692 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	33%

Housing density: 801 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $285,591.

Median contract rent in 2007: $653 (lower quartile is $527, upper quartile is $792)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $895

Median gross rent in Golden, CO in 2007: $715

Housing units in Golden with a mortgage: 2,401 (464 second mortgage, 210 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 689

Golden,CO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $254,646 (it was $183,800 in 2000)

Golden:	$254,646
Colorado:	$233,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $218,808 - $411,495

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $351,834
Here: $351,834
State: $321,943

Townhouses or other attached units: $264,733
Here: $264,733
State: $242,417

In 2-unit structures: $247,275
Here: $247,275
State: $375,414

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,183
Here: $314,183
State: $222,440

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,892
Here: $108,892
State: $203,199

Mobile homes: $29,656
Here: $29,656
State: $53,488

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,114

In family households: 11,888 (3,019 male householders, 885 female householders)
3,212 spouses, 4,100 children (3,743 natural, 99 adopted, 258 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 224 other relatives, 230 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,226 (1,548 male householders (1,028 living alone)), 1,381 female householders (1,009 living alone)), 1,297 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,297 (653 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,701 2-persons, 983 3-persons, 784 4-persons, 266 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,037 1-person, 639 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

2,343 married couples with children.
766 single-parent households (193 men, 573 women).

89.5% of residents of Golden speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,157 (6.6%)
(28.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Golden, Colorado:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 158 4 rooms: 582 5 rooms: 783 6 rooms: 597 7 rooms: 655 8 rooms: 716 9 or more rooms: 734

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Golden, Colorado:
	1 room: 135 2 rooms: 404 3 rooms: 616 4 rooms: 840 5 rooms: 328 6 rooms: 169 7 rooms: 68 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 83

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 107
1995 to 1998: 1,282
1990 to 1994: 317
1980 to 1989: 907
1970 to 1979: 2,052
1960 to 1969: 821
1950 to 1959: 857
1940 to 1949: 195
1939 or earlier: 677

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Golden:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 139 2 bedrooms: 1,118 3 bedrooms: 1,653 4 bedrooms: 1,078 5 or more bedrooms: 279

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Golden:
	no bedroom: 173 1 bedroom: 924 2 bedrooms: 1,082 3 bedrooms: 372 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Golden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 1,267 2 vehicles: 1,896 3 vehicles: 729 4 vehicles: 244 5 or more vehicles: 75

Cars and other vehicles available in Golden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 283 1 vehicle: 1,316 2 vehicles: 761 3 vehicles: 236 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 46

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Golden, CO:

Less than $10,000: 109
$10,000 to $14,999: 54
$15,000 to $19,999: 50
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 35
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 59
$40,000 to $49,999: 69
$50,000 to $59,999: 73
$60,000 to $69,999: 45
$70,000 to $79,999: 83
$80,000 to $89,999: 51
$90,000 to $99,999: 39
$100,000 to $124,999: 113
$125,000 to $149,999: 83
$150,000 to $174,999: 112
$175,000 to $199,999: 313
$200,000 to $249,999: 701
$250,000 to $299,999: 743
$300,000 to $399,999: 659
$400,000 to $499,999: 417
$500,000 to $749,999: 366
$750,000 to $999,999: 50
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Golden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Golden:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 32
$150 to $199: 26
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 84
$350 to $399: 100
$400 to $449: 96
$450 to $499: 184
$500 to $549: 255
$550 to $599: 224
$600 to $649: 255
$650 to $699: 207
$700 to $749: 154
$750 to $799: 237
$800 to $899: 229
$900 to $999: 146
$1,000 to $1,249: 235
$1,250 to $1,499: 108
$1,500 to $1,999: 30
$2,000 or more: 2
No cash rent: 50

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 645 1990 to 1994: 83 1985 to 1989: 71 1980 to 1984: 121 1975 to 1979: 42 1970 to 1974: 46 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 140

Golden, CO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.5%
Number of people working at home: 535 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 421
5 to 9 minutes: 1330
10 to 14 minutes: 1240
15 to 19 minutes: 981
20 to 24 minutes: 1066
25 to 29 minutes: 499
30 to 34 minutes: 1271
35 to 39 minutes: 347
40 to 44 minutes: 506
45 to 59 minutes: 603
60 to 89 minutes: 264
90 or more minutes: 134

Golden mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,721 (73%)
Carpooled: 870 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 337 (4%)
Bicycle: 58 (1%)
Walked: 656 (7%)
Other means: 20 (0%)
Worked at home: 535 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 564
$10,000 to $14,999: 333
$15,000 to $19,999: 377
$20,000 to $24,999: 466
$25,000 to $29,999: 394
$30,000 to $34,999: 331
$35,000 to $39,999: 384
$40,000 to $44,999: 319
$45,000 to $49,999: 308
$50,000 to $59,999: 551
$60,000 to $74,999: 738
$75,000 to $99,999: 987
$100,000 to $124,999: 369
$125,000 to $149,999: 232
$150,000 to $199,999: 299
$200,000 or more: 181

First ancestries reported:

German: 3379

Other groups: 2118

English: 1570

Irish: 1502

United States or American: 933

Italian: 774

Swedish: 530

Scottish: 425

Norwegian: 420

French (except Basque): 377

Scotch-Irish: 367

Polish: 327

European: 295

Dutch: 236

French Canadian: 189

British: 150

Danish: 113

Russian: 107

Swiss: 99

Czech: 92

Scandinavian: 70

Welsh: 67

Northern European: 61

Austrian: 59

Ukrainian: 56

Hungarian: 49

Greek: 47

Canadian: 43

Slovak: 33

Lithuanian: 31

Arab:: 26

Finnish: 26

Slovene: 22

Afghan: 21

Pennsylvania German: 17

Subsaharan African:: 16

Serbian: 14

Czechoslovakian: 14

Egyptian: 13

Turkish: 11

Cape Verdean: 10

Eastern European: 10

Yugoslavian: 9

Croatian: 9

Icelander: 9

Basque: 8

German Russian: 8

Australian: 8

Arab/Arabic: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 6

African: 6

Moroccan: 6

Celtic: 6

Bulgarian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (11%)
Germany (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Canada (7%)
Other Eastern Asia (6%)
India (6%)
Korea (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6579
Northeast: 1549
Midwest: 3931
South: 1829
West: 2201

39% of Golden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Colorado.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 124
High school graduate (or equivalency): 841
Less than 1 year of college: 362
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 843
Associate degree: 344
Bachelor's degree: 1,592
Master's degree: 689
Professional school degree: 208
Doctorate degree: 237

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 74
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 79
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 61
High school graduate (or equivalency): 983
Less than 1 year of college: 455
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 755
Associate degree: 359
Bachelor's degree: 1,437
Master's degree: 659
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 76

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 25.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 22.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,396
Black householders: $90,457
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $208,360
Asian householders: $46,714
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $24,537
Some other race householders: $44,423
Two or more races householders: $51,815
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,928

Golden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Golden household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Golden household income for Asian householders

Golden household income for Some other race householders

Golden household income for Two or more races householders

Golden household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Golden marital status for males

Golden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $276,535
Black or African American householders: $311,726
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $865,906
Asian householders: $272,102
Some other race householders: $259,771
Two or more races householders: $228,322
Hispanic or Latino householders: $257,139

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,424
One, attached: 560
Two: 207
3 or 4: 675
5 to 9: 270
10 to 19: 490
20 to 49: 509
50 or more: 321
Mobile homes: 740
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,770

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Golden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (31%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70

Here:	4.1%
Colorado:	8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	4.1%
Colorado:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 171

Here:	7.8%
Colorado:	16.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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