State profile · CO

Largest Cities in Colorado

Ranked by resident population across 408 tracked cities and towns in Colorado, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.

408
Cities
5M
Combined city pop.
$89,497
Avg median income
7.4%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Denver is the largest of 408 tracked cities in Colorado, which ranks #12 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Denver
largest tracked city (713,734 people)
#12
national rank, avg median income
408
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

83% of Colorado's 408 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

Colorado's city-size mix

How the tracked cities and towns split by resident population

tracked cities

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Colorado coverage, with 338 of 408 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

Source Derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023) As of 2023
How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Colorado is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Colorado's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Largest cities in Colorado

By population, hover or tap a bar for income detail

residents

What this shows Denver, CO is the most populous city profiled in Colorado; the full list of all 408 cities follows below.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023) As of 2023

How Colorado ranks nationally

Avg median income

$89,497

#12 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$468,247

#8 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

7.4%

#13 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

408

#30 of 52 · most tracked cities

Colorado ranks #12 of 52 nationally on average median income and #13 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Colorado's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$468,247 15th percentile more affordable than 15% of 52 US states

$0–$50,000: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$100,000: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. $100,000–$150,000: 9 US states (17%). Below this entry. $150,000–$200,000: 11 US states (21%). Below this entry. $200,000–$250,000: 11 US states (21%). Below this entry. $250,000–$300,000: 2 US states (4%). Below this entry. $300,000–$350,000: 3 US states (6%). Below this entry. $350,000–$400,000: 4 US states (8%). Below this entry. $400,000–$450,000: 3 US states (6%). Below this entry. $450,000–$500,000: 4 US states (8%). This entry sits in this band. $500,000–$550,000: 1 US states (2%). Above this entry. $550,000–$600,000: 1 US states (2%). Above this entry. $600,000–$650,000: 0 US states (0%). Above this entry. $650,000–$700,000: 1 US states (2%). Above this entry. $700,000–$750,000: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. $750,000–$800,000: 0 US states (0%). Above this entry. Colorado $0 $800,000 every US state, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Which cities does Colorado include?

City Population
Denver 713,734
Colorado Springs 483,099
Aurora 390,201
Fort Collins 169,705
Lakewood 156,309
Thornton 142,878
Arvada 122,835
Westminster 115,546
Pueblo 111,514
Greeley 109,421
Centennial 107,386
Boulder 106,274
Highlands Ranch 101,437
Longmont 98,958
Loveland 77,350
Castle Rock 76,614
Broomfield 75,110
Grand Junction 67,027
Commerce City 64,640
Parker 60,115
Littleton 45,092
Brighton 41,196
Security-Widefield 38,659
Northglenn 37,953
Windsor 35,918
Pueblo West 34,992
Dakota Ridge 34,159
Englewood 33,774
Ken Caryl 33,407
Wheat Ridge 32,158
Erie 31,927
Lafayette 30,471
Fountain 29,327
Columbine 25,681
Evans 22,265
Four Square Mile 21,788
Louisville 20,788
Montrose 20,703
Golden 20,467
Clifton 19,746
Sherrelwood 19,368
Durango 19,257
Cimarron Hills 18,808
Fort Carson 18,447
Johnstown 18,075
Firestone 17,353
Cañon City 17,098
Welby 16,232
Frederick 15,893
Greenwood 15,485
Black Forest 14,658
Federal Heights 14,160
Lone Tree 14,136
Fruita 13,578
Steamboat Springs 13,341
Sterling 13,273
Superior 13,136
Castle Pines 12,573
The Pinery 11,740
Berthoud 11,684
Wellington 11,538
Fort Morgan 11,521
Monument 11,035
Cherry Creek 11,011
Berkley 10,838
Fairmount 10,521
Rifle 10,466
Gunbarrel 10,424
Edwards 10,415
Glenwood Springs 10,171
Alamosa 9,847
Roxborough Park 9,365
Severance 9,302
Delta 9,266
Stonegate 9,164
Craig 9,022
Cortez 8,898
Woodmoor 8,819
Redlands 8,771
Milliken 8,695
Derby 8,692
Evergreen 8,643
Fort Lupton 8,494
Gypsum 8,481
Trinidad 8,309
Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County) 8,279
Lochbuie 8,142
Applewood 8,120
Timnath 8,007
Fruitvale 7,998
Woodland Park 7,909
Lamar 7,629
Eagle 7,479
La Junta 7,211
Aspen 6,862
Gunnison 6,712
Air Force Academy 6,701
Orchard Mesa 6,597
Carbondale 6,553
Dacono 6,419
Stratmoor 6,396
Cherry Hills 6,366
Gleneagle 6,207
Avon 6,057
Sheridan 6,031
Estes Park 5,879
Eaton 5,832
Salida 5,786
Mead 5,503
Battlement Mesa 5,402
Dove Valley 5,313
Shaw Heights 5,309
Brush 5,299
West Pleasant View 5,221
Todd Creek 5,069
Meridian 5,058
Breckenridge 5,001
Edgewater 4,955
New Castle 4,878
Manitou Springs 4,796
Vail 4,729
Silverthorne 4,657
Glendale 4,546
Lincoln Park 4,315
Monte Vista 4,178
Basalt 3,995
Penrose 3,978
El Jebel 3,935
Florence 3,870
Rocky Ford 3,843
Genesee 3,826
Niwot 3,773
Silt 3,575
Ponderosa Park 3,556
Bennett 3,472
Yuma 3,427
Sierra Ridge 3,264
Strasburg 3,249
Orchard City 3,193
Burlington 3,165
La Salle 3,119
Inverness 3,088
Stepping Stone 3,079
Walsenburg 3,079
Snowmass 3,048
Buena Vista 2,966
Platteville 2,924
Frisco 2,865
Bayfield 2,862
Acres Green 2,709
Holly Hills 2,652
Palmer Lake 2,635
Leadville 2,634
Telluride 2,595
Palisade 2,580
Rangely 2,572
Park Center 2,544
Sterling Ranch 2,530
Meeker 2,528
Las Animas 2,480
Cedaredge 2,394
Holyoke 2,378
Coal Creek 2,357
Aristocrat Ranchettes 2,335
Center 2,312
Wray 2,305
Ault 2,270
Granby 2,195
Laporte 2,123
Columbine Valley 2,084
Hayden 2,010
Idaho Springs 1,968
Lyons 1,927
Keenesburg 1,866
Hudson 1,844
Kremmling 1,844
Byers 1,804
Perry Park 1,801
Colorado 1,791
Olathe 1,788
Ordway 1,718
Pagosa Springs 1,718
Mountain 1,713
Elizabeth 1,694
Akron 1,681
Del Norte 1,576
Limon 1,572
Nederland 1,523
Parachute 1,513
Springfield 1,482
Leadville North 1,470
Paonia 1,454
Crested Butte 1,436
Alamosa East 1,404
Loma 1,365
Ellicott 1,337
Dotsero 1,321
Indian Hills 1,320
Kersey 1,318
Ignacio 1,255
Ridgway 1,247
Wiggins 1,202
Julesburg 1,193
Fraser 1,189
Deer Trail 1,180
Aetna Estates 1,177
Howard 1,159
Cascade-Chipita Park 1,158
Hotchkiss 1,147
Blue River 1,145
Keystone 1,111
Pierce 1,102
Fowler 1,101
Watkins 1,087
Georgetown 1,082
Towaoc 1,058
Lazy Acres 1,056
Sanford 1,047
Ouray 1,031
Mancos 1,016
Bow Mar 1,003
Gilcrest 987
Minturn 987
Upper Bear Creek 980
Hot Sulphur Springs 977
Williamsburg 963
Haxtun 957
Cheyenne Wells 949
Log Lane 948
Dolores 947
Dillon 933
Manassa 926
Hugo 915
Salt Creek 852
Fairplay 851
Floyd Hill 850
Kittredge 843
Poncha Springs 842
Mount Crested Butte 829
Allenspark 826
Cripple Creek 822
Tabernash 797
Silver Cliff 783
Paragon Estates 767
Beulah Valley 762
La Veta 751
Winter Park 750
Rockvale 743
Foxfield 739
Grand View Estates 736
Stratton 729
Aspen Park 724
Green Mountain Falls 717
Kiowa 704
Antonito 681
Dove Creek 680
Loghill 665
Walden 658
Oak Creek 652
Eads 647
Blende 646
Nucla 634
East Pleasant View 625
South Fork 615
Dinosaur 614
Silverton 613
Fleming 598
Flagler 597
La Jara 593
Upper Witter Gulch 588
Otis 582
San Luis 582
Central 576
Simla 576
Norwood 565
Holly 556
Saguache 554
Sugar City 552
Olney Springs 550
Empire 549
Mulford 537
Altona 532
Naturita 520
North La Junta 512
Calhan 510
Twin Lakes CDP (Lake County) 504
Swink 502
Mountain View 500
Pine Brook Hill 497
Granada 492
St. Ann Highlands 483
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont 478
Lake City 474
De Beque 466
Westcliffe 459
Chacra 449
Collbran 444
Aguilar 442
Sugarloaf 442
Eldora 440
Nunn 427
Fort Garland 426
Wiley 424
Crawford 420
Morrison 415
Victor 414
Brook Forest 408
Franktown 405
Redvale 405
Walsh 403
Phippsburg 399
Arboles 396
Rico 392
Pine Valley 391
Comanche Creek 389
Manzanola 382
Ovid 378
Tall Timber 376
Echo Hills 368
Romeo 368
Gerrard 359
Eldorado Springs 355
Eckley 353
Lewis 349
Red Feather Lakes 347
Yampa 342
Cattle Creek 339
Placerville 336
Vineland 332
Blanca 326
Copper Mountain 321
Grand Lake 316
North Washington 311
City of Creede 307
Idledale 306
Avondale 298
Rollinsville 294
Garden City 293
Catherine 292
Capulin 291
Gold Hill 288
Merino 286
Red Cliff 283
Arriba 279
Coaldale 276
Iliff 276
Louviers 274
Hillrose 266
Brookside 263
Morgan Heights 261
Bethune 257
Jamestown 255
Crisman 253
No Name 248
Boone 247
Alma 242
Sunshine 240
Westcreek 237
Marble 236
Peetz 226
Jackson Lake 218
Cheraw 211
Kit Carson 210
Silver Plume 206
Mountain Meadows 205
El Moro 203
Crowley 199
Johnson 199
Vilas 191
Maysville 190
Atwood 188
Genoa 179
Grover 179
Midland 178
Vona 175
Larkspur 171
Blue Valley 169
Hooper 168
Lazear 164
Cokedale 162
Goldfield 160
Seibert 159
Redstone 157
Black Hawk 156
Florissant 156
Pritchett 156
Sedgwick 154
Elbert 150
Segundo 149
Crook 145
Rye 145
Ophir 144
Blue Sky 142
Bonanza Mountain Estates 132
Ramah 130
St. Mary's 130
Pitkin 127
Smeltertown 127
Rock Creek Park 126
Southern Ute 126
Woody Creek 123
La Junta Gardens 122
Peyton 120
Bark Ranch 117
Portland 117
Nathrop 111
Joes 107
Weldona 105

What to do with Colorado's city data

408 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

  • Denver is Colorado's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major CO metro. Denver profile
  • Cherry Hills has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Colorado, a different lens than population size alone. Cherry Hills profile
  • See how Colorado's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 408 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Colorado?

PlainCities profiles 408 cities and towns in Colorado, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Colorado?

Denver is the largest tracked city in Colorado, with a population of 713,734.

What is the average household income in Colorado?

Across the 408 tracked cities in Colorado, the average median household income is $89,497. Individual cities vary widely, with Cherry Hills reporting the highest median income at $250,001.

What is the average poverty rate in Colorado?

The average poverty rate across Colorado's tracked cities is 7.4%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

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