Housing density: 1,301 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $873,304.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,592 (lower quartile is $1,238, upper quartile is $1,962)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,778
Median gross rent in West Adams, CO in 2022: $1,746
Housing units in West Adams with a mortgage: 46,792 (10,023 second mortgage, 4,321 home equity loan, 181 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,555
In family households: 378,879 (74,979 male householders, 33,815 female householders)
78,596 spouses, 141,666 children (130,580 natural, 3,054 adopted, 8,032 stepchildren), 12,183 grandchildren, 6,239 brothers or sisters, 4,962 parents, foster children, 8,800 other relatives, 13,538 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 58,697 (23,188 male householders (16,804 living alone)), 21,782 female householders (17,435 living alone)), 13,727 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,027 (3,418 institutionalized population)
68,177 married couples with children.
23,214 single-parent households (6,411 men, 16,803 women).
82.3% of residents of West Adams speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 43,987 (11.7%)
(47.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.6% Number of people working at home: 35,757 (16.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 1,507
5 to 9 minutes: 8,117
10 to 14 minutes: 13,901
15 to 19 minutes: 19,168
20 to 24 minutes: 21,380
25 to 29 minutes: 10,044
30 to 34 minutes: 24,427
35 to 39 minutes: 5,495
40 to 44 minutes: 5,905
45 to 59 minutes: 11,539
60 to 89 minutes: 5,915
90 or more minutes: 2,689
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 104,033 (77.4%)
Carpooled: 17,645 (13.1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5,622 (4.2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 70 (0.1%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0.0%)
Railroad: 23 (0.0%)
Taxi: 60 (0.0%)
Motorcycle: 215 (0.2%)
Bicycle: 212 (0.2%)
Walked: 1,520 (1.1%)
Other means: 678 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 4,247 (3.2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Adams, Colorado
8,3321995 to March 2000
4,5461990 to 1994
3,1911985 to 1989
3,0341980 to 1984
2,6881975 to 1979
1,0051970 to 1974
5041965 to 1969
1,831Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
West Adams:
49.3% (12,388)
Colorado:
49.1% (181,508)
Laos
West Adams:
7.5% (1,873)
Colorado:
0.9% (3,200)
Vietnam
West Adams:
6.5% (1,623)
Colorado:
3.2% (11,892)
Germany
West Adams:
3.4% (866)
Colorado:
4.5% (16,615)
Canada
West Adams:
2.7% (678)
Colorado:
3.7% (13,552)
Korea
West Adams:
2.3% (576)
Colorado:
3.3% (12,356)
Philippines
West Adams:
1.9% (490)
Colorado:
1.7% (6,338)
Poland
West Adams:
1.9% (465)
Colorado:
1.1% (4,134)
Russia
West Adams:
1.7% (432)
Colorado:
1.6% (5,975)
Thailand
West Adams:
1.6% (402)
Colorado:
0.7% (2,628)
United Kingdom
West Adams:
1.5% (383)
Colorado:
3.1% (11,301)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 128,818
Other state: 103,557
Northeast: 12,444
Midwest: 44,171
South: 18,750
West: 28,192
45% of West Adams residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Colorado.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 729
Nursery to 4th grade: 372
5th and 6th grade: 1,528
7th and 8th grade: 1,780
9th grade: 1,646
10th grade: 2,149
11th grade: 2,319
12th grade, no diploma: 3,529
High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,496
Less than 1 year of college: 6,147
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,180
Associate degree: 6,131
Bachelor's degree: 12,200
Master's degree: 3,398
Professional school degree: 804
Doctorate degree: 489
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 943
Nursery to 4th grade: 334
5th and 6th grade: 1,109
7th and 8th grade: 1,871
9th grade: 1,623
10th grade: 1,972
11th grade: 2,476
12th grade, no diploma: 3,349
High school graduate (or equivalency): 25,520
Less than 1 year of college: 7,629
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,204
Associate degree: 6,081
Bachelor's degree: 11,311
Master's degree: 3,156
Professional school degree: 747
Doctorate degree: 254
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 58,008
One, attached: 6,588
Two: 717
3 or 4: 2,578
5 to 9: 4,255
10 to 19: 6,839
20 to 49: 5,695
50 or more: 2,936
Mobile homes: 9,340
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $66,037
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
