Population 3,224 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Willow Park
Household size in Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.78 | 2.71 | 2.58 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.10 | 2.87 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.88 | 2.94 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.10 | 2.83 | 2.57 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.31 | +0.12 | −0.01 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Households in Willow Park are large by national standards, averaging 3.10 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.78 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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.4 | 34.3 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 34.4 | 35.0 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 34.0 | 35.9 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.0 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
Willow Park is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 36.4, against 40.1 nationally. That is in line with the rest of Aurora.
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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.7% | 14.2% | 10.8% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.1% | 14.5% | 11.0% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 21.5% | 13.1% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 13.0% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −8.1 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Willow Park (9.5%), below the national share of 11.6%. Compared with other Aurora neighborhoods, Willow Park has a lower share of single-parent households than most.
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 Willow Park
Renters in Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.2% | 37.1% | 33.5% | 32.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.1% | 41.5% | 36.4% | 35.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 36.0% | 39.1% | 36.1% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 32.2% | 36.9% | 35.9% | 33.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +12.0 pts | −0.2 pts | +2.4 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in Willow Park is about as common as it is nationally: 32.2% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a smaller share here than in Aurora overall (36.9%). Among homeowners, 43.2% have no mortgage at all, 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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 9.2% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.0% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.5 pts | −3.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Willow Park is close to the national rate: 10.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Aurora as a whole (5.7%). Few Aurora neighborhoods have a higher vacancy rate: only four of 47.
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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1984 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1985 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1987 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1990 | 1987 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +6 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Willow Park was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Aurora as a whole, where the median home dates to 1990.
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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $781 | $1,110 | $1,128 | $1,051 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,127 | $1,193 | $1,245 | $1,165 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,693 | $1,573 | $1,606 | $1,450 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,332 | $2,164 | $2,181 | $1,963 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,551 | +$1,054 | +$1,053 | +$912 | +$606 |
Rent in Willow Park runs $2,332 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 32.3% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. Willow Park has higher rents than at least four in five Aurora neighborhoods.
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 Willow Park
Bachelor's degrees in Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.1% | 28.7% | 38.1% | 36.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 29.6% | 40.0% | 37.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.8% | 31.5% | 43.5% | 40.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.1% | 35.7% | 49.1% | 45.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.0 pts | +7.0 pts | +11.0 pts | +9.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Willow Park have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.1%, against 35.6% nationally. Willow Park has a lower share of college graduates than most Aurora neighborhoods.
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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.5% | 86.6% | 88.8% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.9% | 87.4% | 89.8% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.8% | 88.1% | 91.1% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.1% | 86.7% | 92.1% | 92.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.6 pts | +0.1 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Willow Park is close to the national rate: 89.1% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in Aurora as a whole (86.7%).
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 Willow Park
| Period | Willow Park | Aurora | Denver area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.9% | 9.6% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.5 pts | −1.9 pts | −2.4 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Willow Park than nationally: unemployment was 6.2%, against 5.4%. Aurora as a whole looks much the same. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Willow Park compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Park | 3.10 | 36.4 | 9.5% | 32.2% | 10.2% | 1981 | $2,332 | 25.1% | 89.1% | 6.2% |
| Sableridge | 2.81 | 32.0 | 16.3% | 37.8% | 4.4% | 1981 | $1,954 | 21.8% | 90.3% | 8.6% |
| City Center | 2.50 | 32.5 | 13.9% | 71.1% | 2.7% | 1985 | $1,793 | 29.3% | 86.3% | 5.6% |
| Rocky Ridge | 3.21 | 33.6 | 27.7% | 28.6% | 6.4% | 1985 | $1,980 | 27.5% | 86.8% | 4.3% |
| Horseshoe Park | 2.75 | 30.3 | 6.0% | 27.1% | 6.5% | 1979 | $1,900 | 19.9% | 85.4% | 3.3% |
| Center Pointe | 3.18 | 35.0 | 14.3% | 51.3% | 11.6% | 1983 | $1,609 | 15.8% | 79.4% | 10.6% |
| Utah Park | 2.72 | 38.0 | 20.6% | 38.1% | 2.2% | 1976 | $2,101 | 26.8% | 85.2% | 1.5% |
| Heather Ridge | 1.99 | 33.3 | 14.0% | 45.8% | 11.4% | 1981 | $1,975 | 39.4% | 88.2% | 8.3% |
| Aurora Hills | 3.28 | 32.9 | 18.9% | 37.8% | 6.2% | 1971 | $2,149 | 25.5% | 76.7% | 12.2% |
| Heather Gardens | 1.85 | 54.8 | 4.0% | 26.5% | 5.6% | 1991 | $1,814 | 43.3% | 92.0% | 0.8% |
| Aurora Highlands | 2.89 | 33.4 | 17.7% | 29.8% | 9.2% | 1984 | $2,540 | 29.2% | 89.6% | 6.9% |
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 Willow Park. 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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