Ranking of Colorado Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Colorado with household income of less than $40k was 23.13%. Among all Colorado cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Sterling city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (47.76%), followed by Pueblo city (44.40%), and Cañon City city (41.76%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Superior town (7.09%), Frederick town (8.06%), and Highlands Ranch CDP (8.12%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Colorado cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Colorado cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Colorado Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Sterling city
Pueblo city
Cañon City city
Clifton CDP
Federal Heights city
Montrose city
Fort Morgan city
Grand Junction city
Greeley city
Fruita city
Ranking of Colorado Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Sterling city 47.76
2 Pueblo city 44.40
3 Cañon City city 41.76
4 Clifton CDP 41.60
5 Federal Heights city 38.84
6 Montrose city 37.35
7 Fort Morgan city 33.28
8 Grand Junction city 33.26
9 Greeley city 32.54
10 Fruita city 30.53
11 Boulder city 30.45
12 Wheat Ridge city 29.19
13 Evans city 29.18
14 Berkley CDP 28.88
15 Sherrelwood CDP 28.35
16 Durango city 27.68
17 Fort Collins city 27.05
18 Fort Carson CDP 26.82
19 Englewood city 26.46
20 Edwards CDP 26.09
21 Colorado Springs city 26.07
22 Glenwood Springs city 25.89
23 Loveland city 24.92
24 Denver city 24.62
25 Fountain city 24.52
26 Four Square Mile CDP 23.70
27 Lakewood city 23.58
28 Aurora city 23.46
29 Littleton city 23.45
30 Rifle city 23.16
31 Cimarron Hills CDP 22.50
32 Longmont city 22.09
33 Northglenn city 21.64
34 Golden city 21.34
35 Welby CDP 21.21
36 Steamboat Springs city 20.98
37 Security-Widefield CDP 19.99
38 Westminster city 19.79
39 Pueblo West CDP 19.48
40 Gunbarrel CDP 19.40
41 Commerce City city 19.07
42 Monument town 18.65
43 Brighton city 18.52
44 Thornton city 18.47
45 Johnstown town 18.45
46 Wellington town 16.83
47 Arvada city 16.42
48 Louisville city 15.66
49 Lafayette city 14.32
50 Greenwood Village city 13.45
51 Cherry Creek CDP 13.25
52 Berthoud town 13.21
53 Windsor town 13.02
54 Broomfield city 12.44
55 Ken Caryl CDP 12.30
56 Castle Rock town 12.28
57 Columbine CDP 11.93
58 Black Forest CDP 11.73
59 Parker town 11.16
60 Centennial city 10.85
61 Dakota Ridge CDP 10.40
62 Firestone town 9.43
63 Lone Tree city 8.70
64 Castle Pines city 8.46
65 Erie town 8.13
66 Highlands Ranch CDP 8.12
67 Frederick town 8.06
68 Superior town 7.09