Palmer Lake, CO Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Palmer Lake home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

2,993
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
95.5%
Employment Rate
34.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$263
Median Listing Price$550,000
Median Days on Market55
Active Listings15
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)21
Avg Listing Price$641,000
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-26%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.1
Family Dual Income69.5
Median Household Income$77,216
Median Individual Income$31,767
Home Ownership83.1%
Home Value-
Median Rent$977
Rent Burden34.8%
Poverty8.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.2%
  • Highschool Education20.9%
  • Some College37.8%
  • Bachelors Degree22.6%
  • Graduate Degree11.4%
  • Total College or Above34.0%
  • Stem Degree46.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.7%
  • Female51.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married60.3%
  • Divorced10.0%
  • Never Married23.9%
  • Widowed5.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPalmer Lake
State IDCO
Population2,993

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.3%
19–2911.4%
30–3916.3%
40–4912.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.0%
60–6916.7%
70–794.4%
80+2.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
Disabled14.3%

ETHNICITY

White92.2%
Black3.7%
Asian1.1%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.4%
Multiple2.6%

OTHER

Hispanic18.1%
Limited English0.4%
Health Uninsured10.1%
Veteran10.7%

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