Clifton, CO Demographic Data
Clifton, CO Summary
Clifton is located in Mesa County in Colorado
- Population: 21,470
- Area: 6.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,537.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,662.07 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Clifton, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,170
51%
50.8
Male
9,851
49%
49.2
Total Population
20,021
323,128,000
Clifton, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,693
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,885
9.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,215
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
739
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,430
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,801
19.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,302
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,574
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,358
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
898
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,317
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
657
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
152
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,756
73.7%
77.2
Female
7,680
52.0%
51.3
Male
7,076
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,104
70.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,605
13.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,126
10.6%
15.2
Female
1,184
55.7%
55.8
Male
942
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Clifton, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,419
97.0%
96.8
White
18,847
94.1%
72.6
Black or African American
192
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
157
0.8%
0.8
Asian
38
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
38
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
185
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
602
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,085
20.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,825
9.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
82
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
47
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,131
10.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,936
79.6%
82.2
Clifton, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
653
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,662
12.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,692
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,438
26.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,103
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,255
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
256
2.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,315
17.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,744
82.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,511
11.6%
31.2
Clifton, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,414
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
7,077
46.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,478
16.3%
11.0%
Separated
304
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
955
6.3
5.8%
Clifton, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,643
90.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,685
9.2%
21.6%
Spanish
1,588
8.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
44
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
53
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Clifton, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
739
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
717
9.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,199
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,029
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,022
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,596
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
899
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
418
5.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
149
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
34
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
37,223
57,617
Per capita income
18,956
31,128
Clifton, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
760
8.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,028
11.4%
9.8
Construction
868
9.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,837
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
282
3.1%
6.6
Information
213
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
441
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
615
6.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
947
10.5%
11.4
Public administration
82
0.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,230
13.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
465
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
266
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,736
19.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,262
14.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,378
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,375
26.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,283
25.3%
18.1%
Clifton, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,748
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,664
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,372
15.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
97
1.1%
5.1
Walked
276
3.2%
2.7
Other means
92
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
247
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.8
26.6
Clifton, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
278
3.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,861
36.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,952
37.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,711
21.9%
21.0
Clifton, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,802
95.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,180
66.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,622
33.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
361
4.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Clifton, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,163
1 room
28
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
354
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,867
22.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,513
30.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,977
24.2%
17.8
7 rooms
830
10.2%
12.0
8 rooms
364
4.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
230
2.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Clifton, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,163
1-unit, detached
5,002
61.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
135
1.7%
5.9
2-units
169
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
944
11.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
261
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
44
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,608
19.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Clifton, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
116
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
44
0.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
51
0.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
486
6.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,572
31.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,835
22.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,526
18.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,443
17.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
90
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Clifton, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,927
76.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
130
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,539
19.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
181
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Clifton, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,840
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
0.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
28
0.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
172
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
484
12.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,367
35.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,776
46.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,415
38.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
522
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
409
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
183
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,193
32.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
118
0.0%
0.0%
Clifton, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,573
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
63
2.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
529
20.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
543
21.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,438
55.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
49
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
753
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
244
9.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
339
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
237
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
372
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
252
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,123
43.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
55
0.0%
0.0%
Clifton, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,180
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
882
17.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
657
12.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,803
34.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,341
25.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
421
8.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
76
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
125,900
205,000
