Fremont County, Colorado Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Fremont County, Colorado, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Fremont County, Colorado. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Fremont County, Colorado. The estimated population of Fremont County, Colorado is 49,007 people, with a median age of 44.8.

We can look at the total population in Fremont County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
49,007
+2.69%
+5.16%
2020
47,725
+0.85%
-
2019
47,321
+0.68%
-
2018
47,002
+0.86%
-
2017
46,601
- -

Population of Fremont County, Colorado by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
78.3%
79.5%
-1.51%
Black/African American
4.3%
4.5%
-4.44%
Native
0.9%
1%
-10.00%
Hispanic
13.6%
13%
+4.62%
Asian
0.7%
0.7%
0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
-100.00%
Two Or More Races
2%
1.2%
+66.67%
Other
0.2%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Fremont County, Colorado by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 44.8 -0.88% 42.1 -1.17% 49.8 -0.8%
2020 45.2 +0.22% 42.6 +1.43% 50.2 +0.2%
2019 45.1 +0.45% 42 -0.24% 50.1 +0.4%
2018 44.9 +0.22% 42.1 0% 49.9 +0.2%
2017 44.8 - 42.1 - 49.8 -

The median age of Fremont County, Colorado gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,853 +4.37% 1,953 +5.79% 1,921 2,067
10 to 19 2,210 +14.88% 2,089 +1.4% 2,542 2,106
20 to 29 3,477 +8.32% 1,706 +8.34% 3,772 1,852
30 to 39 5,128 -2.07% 2,139 +10.3% 5,014 2,365
40 to 49 4,155 +4.59% 1,932 -5.55% 4,341 1,823
50 to 59 4,005 -0.8% 3,345 -4.85% 3,966 3,182
60 to 69 3,201 +15.98% 3,204 +7.97% 3,742 3,463
70+ 3,044 +9.41% 3,160 +10.89% 3,339 3,512

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Fremont County, Colorado is $53,411.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Fremont County.

  • Under 25
    $46,625.00
  • 25 to 44
    $63,118.00
  • 45 to 64
    $67,970.00
  • 65 and over
    $41,587.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Fremont County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Fremont County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Fremont County, Colorado is currently $73,735.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.94% of households in Fremont County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Fremont County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    22.99%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    23.65%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.45%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.95%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.71%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.32%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.94%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Fremont County is $25,371.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Fremont County by the total population of Fremont County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Fremont County, Colorado, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Fremont County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.80%
  • Bachelor's degree
    23.94%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    16.01%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    47.73%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.52%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Fremont County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Fremont County over the age of 16 is 42,020.

Of those people, a total of 38.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Fremont County is 36.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,649 34.00% 20.50%
20 to 24 years 2,433 54.20% 5.00%
25 to 29 years 3,191 48.40% 6.20%
30 to 34 years 3,675 39.40% 5.10%
35 to 44 years 6,656 39.80% 5.20%
45 to 54 years 6,589 53.40% 2.30%
55 to 59 years 3,771 54.70% 3.00%
60 to 64 years 3,542 38.60% 3.80%
65 to 74 years 6,321 19.00% 2.90%
75 years and over 4,193 10.30% 7.90%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Fremont County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 37,180 41.00% 4.60%
Black or African American 2,165 5.90% 15.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 609 11.00% 3.00%
Asian 302 26.20% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 100.00% 0.00%
Other 392 33.40% 0.80%
Two or more races 1,370 33.60% 4.60%
Hispanic or Latino 5,573 23.10% 1.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 32,945 43.40% 4.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Fremont County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Fremont County is 15,271, with median earnings of $37,062.00.

Women in Fremont County, Colorado earning approximately 71.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 15,271 $37,062.00
Male 7,660 $45,705.00
Female 7,611 $32,753.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,301 $47,985.00
Business and Financial 732 $56,952.00
Computer and Mathematical 258 $53,879.00
Architecture and Engineering 73 $58,295.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 75 $46,705.00
Community and Social Service 571 $42,356.00
Legal 222 $57,344.00
Educational and Library 967 $35,696.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 178 $25,595.00
Healthcare Practitioners 753 $62,660.00
Healthcare Support 843 $29,336.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 189 $53,967.00
Law Enforcement 838 $52,088.00
Food Preparation and Serving 599 $14,761.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 575 $20,277.00
Personal Care and Service 466 $32,500.00
Sales 1,618 $31,065.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,579 $31,312.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 146 $33,708.00
Construction and Extraction 1,219 $36,010.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 514 $62,750.00
Production 520 $44,719.00
Transportation and Material Moving 560 $33,571.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 746 $62,656.00 555 $35,694.00
Business and Financial 240 $62,292.00 492 $55,877.00
Computer and Mathematical 103 $63,194.00 155 $53,807.00
Architecture and Engineering 71 $58,523.00 2 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 18 $47,045.00 57 $41,250.00
Community and Social Service 212 $56,053.00 359 $33,375.00
Legal 87 $80,815.00 135 $44,076.00
Educational and Library 258 $45,227.00 709 $32,697.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 98 $26,458.00 80 $24,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 215 $80,417.00 538 $49,107.00
Healthcare Support 97 $28,839.00 746 $29,440.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 160 $53,261.00 29 $0.00
Law Enforcement 563 $53,919.00 275 $51,290.00
Food Preparation and Serving 278 $21,579.00 321 $13,730.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 380 $21,575.00 195 $7,679.00
Personal Care and Service 123 $33,393.00 343 $32,336.00
Sales 759 $40,703.00 859 $25,637.00
Office and Administrative Support 276 $48,438.00 1,303 $30,094.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 130 $33,556.00 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,139 $36,531.00 80 $31,731.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 514 $62,750.00 0 $0.00
Production 335 $52,697.00 185 $31,171.00
Transportation and Material Moving 526 $34,429.00 34 $25,000.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 17,510 households in Fremont County, with an average household size of 2.2 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 11,132 families in Fremont County with an average family size of 2.7 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,914 778 1,440 6,378
Average Household Size 2.83 2.46 2.56 1.19
Total Families 8,914 778 1,440 0
Average Household Size 2.79 2.19 2.45 0

Poverty

Of the 11,132 families in Fremont County, 9.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Fremont County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 20,176 housing units in Fremont County, Colorado.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 17,510 86.79%
Vacant 2,666 13.21%

20.58% of the total 20,176 housing units in Fremont County are rental units. This is approximately 4,153 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 13,115 are occupied by the owner - or 65.00% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Fremont County is $894.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Fremont County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    242
  • Less than $500
    676
  • $500 to $999
    1,821
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,490
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    93
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    16
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    57

Property Value

The median value of a property in Fremont County is $217,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Fremont County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    838
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    913
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,955
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,182
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,637
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,905
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    626
  • $1,000,000 or more
    59

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Fremont County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Fremont County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,554
  • 1940 to 1949
    773
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,309
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,128
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,763
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,475
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,414
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,875
  • 2010 to 2013
    885
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Fremont County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    860
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,791
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,469
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,390

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Fremont County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Fremont County that commute to work in a particular way.

25.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Fremont County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    749
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,296
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,734
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,882
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,677
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    306
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    911
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    16
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    496
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    853
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,215
  • 90 or more minutes
    557

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Fremont County, Colorado in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Fremont County, Colorado

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