Crawford, CO Demographics

Population 1,800 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Crawford

Household size in Crawford

Household size, people per household
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–102.482.572.68
2010–142.042.632.73
2015–192.332.642.71
2020–242.272.542.65
Change−0.21−0.04−0.03
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Crawford is a place of small households, averaging 2.27 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.48 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Crawford

Median age, years
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–1042.036.937.7
2010–1449.637.738.6
2015–1951.038.539.6
2020–2453.939.140.1
Change+11.9+2.1+2.3
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Crawford skews older: half of its residents are older than 53.9, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Crawford

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–1011.9%10.5%12.3%
2010–144.6%10.8%12.3%
2015–193.0%9.5%11.6%
2020–246.2%9.3%11.6%
Change−5.7 pts−1.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 6.2% of households in Crawford, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Crawford

Renters in Crawford

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–1040.5%32.4%33.3%
2010–1426.3%35.2%35.6%
2015–1915.0%34.8%36.0%
2020–2417.2%33.8%34.8%
Change−23.3 pts+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 17.2% of households in Crawford rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About six in ten owners (60.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Crawford

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–1017.7%10.3%11.4%
2010–1421.3%8.7%11.4%
2015–1937.9%8.0%11.1%
2020–247.8%7.3%9.6%
Change−9.9 pts−3.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Crawford than nationally: 7.8%, against 9.6% for the U.S. That is in line with the rest of Colorado.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Crawford

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–10198119811974
2010–14197819821975
2015–19199419831977
2020–24198019881980
Change−1+7+6
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The typical home in Crawford was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall. Homes here are older than in Colorado as a whole, where the median home dates to 1988.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Crawford

Rent, per month
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–10$668$1,051$965
2010–14$832$1,165$1,040
2015–19$1,122$1,450$1,213
2020–24$1,489$1,963$1,571
Change+$821+$912+$606
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Rent in Crawford runs $1,489 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Crawford

Bachelor's degrees in Crawford

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–1012.0%36.4%28.4%
2010–1413.8%37.8%29.6%
2015–1917.4%40.9%32.1%
2020–2434.0%45.9%35.6%
Change+22.0 pts+9.4 pts+7.2 pts
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About a third of adults 25 and older in Crawford (34.0%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, close to the national share of 35.6%. The share is lower than in Colorado as a whole (45.9%).

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Crawford

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–1090.0%89.5%84.9%
2010–1486.3%90.5%86.1%
2015–1988.0%91.8%87.7%
2020–2492.3%92.8%89.3%
Change+2.3 pts+3.3 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Crawford have finished high school (92.3%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Colorado.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Crawford

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCrawfordColoradoU.S.
2006–106.5%6.8%8.1%
2010–1412.5%7.9%9.4%
2015–192.6%4.4%5.6%
2020–241.6%4.6%5.4%
Change−5.0 pts−2.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Crawford has been strong: just 1.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Crawford compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Crawford2.2753.96.2%17.2%7.8%1980$1,48934.0%92.3%1.6%
Maher2.5045.51.8%13.0%18.6%1988$1,88919.4%87.0%1.3%
Lazear2.5254.46.9%11.0%6.3%1981$1,42328.0%89.1%1.9%
Hotchkiss2.5153.48.1%13.1%12.1%1979$1,27624.4%91.5%1.7%
Paonia2.1550.39.9%19.5%19.0%1975$1,03239.6%93.1%3.9%
Rogers Mesa2.7954.84.7%7.7%10.2%1991$1,27713.7%92.1%1.3%
Oak Grove2.6443.82.2%15.4%14.8%1995$1,33835.7%97.9%0.1%
Cory2.4752.35.1%10.8%7.3%1996$1,29110.2%95.8%1.8%
Uncompahgre2.6743.32.4%16.4%14.3%1996$1,21239.1%100.0%0.0%
Orchard City2.3251.08.7%17.0%8.9%1983$1,10921.5%90.6%5.2%
Austin2.0159.83.0%16.5%8.0%1987$1,13523.3%94.0%6.5%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Crawford. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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