Census-designated place · Colorado

Allenspark, Colorado

Allenspark, census-designated place, in Boulder County, Colorado. Allenspark had 568 residents in the 2020 Census, a full count; the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 825 (±268). GEOID 0801420.

Residents, 2020 Census

568

Census count or controlled total
ACS 2020-2024 estimate: 825 ±268

Median household income

$108,056

±$37,679 (90% margin)
Colorado: $95,470

Median home value

$742,900

±$128,474 (90% margin)
Colorado: $539,400

Median gross rent

$1,311

±$478 (90% margin)
Colorado: $1,761

Where is Allenspark and what county is it in?

Allenspark is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Boulder County, Colorado. It covers 11.9 square miles of land, 48 residents per square mile in 2020.

Allenspark is in the Boulder, CO metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Allenspark (marked with a dot) in Boulder County, Colorado. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Allenspark, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 568 residents in Allenspark, a full count rather than a sample. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a sample, estimates 825 (±268).

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Allenspark is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure AllensparkBoulder CountyColorado Change since 2015-2019
Total population 825 ±268 328,961 5,862,189 +392
Households 412 ±118 137,008 2,374,218 +219
Average household size 1.98 ±0.36 2.30 2.42 no clear change
Housing units 903 ±129 144,729 2,589,053 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Allenspark?

The median resident of Allenspark is 54.1 years old. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 86.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.2%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure AllensparkBoulder CountyColorado Change since 2015-2019
Median age 54.1 ±7.7 37.7 37.7 no clear change
Under 18 years 9.6% ±7.5 pts 17.5% 21.0% –
65 years and over 21.0% ±9.9 pts 16.4% 15.6% –
Male 53.3% ±7.9 pts 50.4% 50.7% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.2% ±5.7 pts 14.7% 22.5% –
White alone, not Hispanic 86.8% ±8.4 pts 74.5% 64.8% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.6 pts 0.8% 3.8% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.3% ±2.1 pts 4.7% 3.2% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.0 pts 0.2% 0.4% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.0 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.5% ±5.0 pts 4.8% 4.6% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.0 pts 0.3% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 7.3% ±6.2 pts 10.1% 9.8% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 16.5% ±12.9 pts 15.1% 16.2% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.3% ±5.2 pts 4.3% 7.5% –
With a disability 14.3% ±8.8 pts 9.4% 11.4% –
No health insurance coverage 7.0% ±9.5 pts 4.4% 7.7% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 98.7% ±2.0 pts 95.8% 92.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 59.2% ±12.3 pts 64.2% 45.7% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 26.6% ±10.6 pts 30.0% 17.6% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 64.1% ±18.3 pts 79.0% 84.1% –
Moved from another state in the past year 6.5% ±6.8 pts 5.1% 3.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Allenspark earn?

Half of Allenspark's 412 households earn less than $108,056 a year (±$37,679), against $103,994 in Boulder County and $95,470 in Colorado. In 2015-2019 it was $114,480 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure AllensparkBoulder CountyColorado Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $108,056 ±$37,679 $103,994 $95,470 no clear change
Mean household income $171,478 ±$57,283 $148,847 $128,255 –
Per capita income $86,647 ±$23,482 $62,436 $52,636 no clear change
People below the poverty line 8.2% ±6.3 pts 11.2% 9.4% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 13.9% ±21.2 pts 7.0% 11.1% –
Households receiving SNAP 2.7% ±2.9 pts 5.9% 8.5% –
Households with a computer 100.0% ±9.8 pts 98.3% 97.2% –
Households with a broadband subscription 93.4% ±8.8 pts 95.7% 93.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Allenspark?

Owners occupy 82.3% of Allenspark's occupied homes and renters 17.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $742,900 by its owner (±$128,474). The median renter pays $1,311 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure AllensparkBoulder CountyColorado Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $742,900 ±$128,474 $756,300 $539,400 +$235,239
Median gross rent $1,311 ±$478 $1,966 $1,761 –
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 5.5% ±8.2 pts 50.0% 42.7% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,833 ±$651 $2,743 $2,326 –
Owner-occupied homes 82.3% ±13.2 pts 62.0% 66.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 17.7% ±13.2 pts 38.0% 33.8% –
Housing units 903 ±129 144,729 2,589,053 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±11.8 pts 0.9% 0.8% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±39.7 pts 4.0% 5.1% –
Single-family detached homes 99.1% ±1.5 pts 57.2% 61.4% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±4.6 pts 2.3% 3.5% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.6 pts 2.0% 3.0% –
Built 2010 to 2019 3.7% ±1.5 pts 11.4% 12.8% –
Built 1939 or earlier 26.2% ±8.7 pts 5.9% 7.0% –
Households with no vehicle 1.0% ±1.1 pts 5.2% 5.2% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Allenspark work and get to work?

57.0% of Allenspark's workers drive alone and 30.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 38.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure AllensparkBoulder CountyColorado Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 69.5% ±10.4 pts 66.9% 68.6% –
Unemployment rate 1.3% ±1.8 pts 4.8% 4.6% –
Drove alone to work 57.0% ±14.7 pts 52.8% 65.1% –
Carpooled 11.9% ±8.4 pts 5.3% 7.7% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±7.7 pts 2.6% 1.6% –
Walked 0.4% ±1.0 pts 4.0% 2.5% –
Worked from home 30.0% ±16.4 pts 31.2% 21.0% –
Mean travel time to work 38.4 min ±12.6 22.3 min 25.2 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Allenspark?

1 census tract lies mostly in Allenspark (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Allenspark, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Allenspark
Tract 136.02Boulder County1,264 $109,653 $676,20057%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Allenspark) · Census block assignment files

How does Allenspark compare with other places in Colorado?

Allenspark is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Allenspark's figures with every place in Colorado (CSV)

Every place in Colorado, sortable · Compare Allenspark with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Allenspark?

26 of the 57 figures for Allenspark on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Allenspark are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.