Meeker, CO Demographic Data
Meeker, CO Summary
Meeker is located in Rio Blanco County in Colorado
- Population: 2,482
- Area: 3.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 707.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,446.85 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Meeker, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,397
50%
50.8
Male
1,406
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,803
323,128,000
Meeker, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
154
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
242
8.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
261
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
201
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
193
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
325
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
355
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
316
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
218
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
88
3.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
269
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
110
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
71
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,012
71.8%
77.2
Female
970
48.2%
51.3
Male
1,042
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,883
67.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
501
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
450
16.1%
15.2
Female
247
54.9%
55.8
Male
203
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Meeker, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,780
99.2%
96.8
White
2,779
99.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
23
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
316
11.3%
17.8
Mexican
260
9.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
56
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,487
88.7%
82.2
Meeker, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
82
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
100
5.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
695
39.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
468
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
124
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
192
11.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
91
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
182
10.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,570
89.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
283
16.2%
31.2
Meeker, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
593
27.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,105
51.5%
47.5
Divorced
323
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
5
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
120
5.6
5.8%
Meeker, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,401
90.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
248
9.4%
21.6%
Spanish
227
8.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
21
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Meeker, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
72
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
99
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
111
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
157
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
107
10.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
105
10.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
155
15.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
160
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
36
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
29
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
41,875
57,617
Per capita income
27,116
31,128
Meeker, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
267
19.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
153
11.4%
9.8
Construction
154
11.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
194
14.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
41
3.1%
6.6
Information
6
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
48
3.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
70
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
111
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
87
6.5%
4.6
Retail trade
132
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
76
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
312
23.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
352
26.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
142
10.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
300
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
238
17.7%
18.1%
Meeker, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,304
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
945
72.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
161
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.3%
5.1
Walked
70
5.4%
2.7
Other means
38
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
86
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.6
26.6
Meeker, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
68
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
283
27.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
362
35.1%
37.1
3 or more
318
30.8%
21.0
Meeker, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,031
79.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
603
58.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
428
41.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
261
20.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
20
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Meeker, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,292
1 room
33
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
5
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
106
8.2%
9.1
4 rooms
287
22.2%
16.5
5 rooms
216
16.7%
19.8
6 rooms
257
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
150
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
82
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
156
12.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Meeker, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,292
1-unit, detached
859
66.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
2.6%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
89
6.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
159
12.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
62
4.8%
4.4
20 or more units
24
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
58
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.5%
0.1
Meeker, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
225
17.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
50
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
129
10.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
81
6.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
371
28.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
156
12.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
79
6.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
201
15.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Meeker, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
790
76.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
189
18.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
21
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
24
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.7%
1.1
Meeker, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
335
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
8.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
12.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
119
35.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
146
43.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
174
51.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
51
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
59
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Meeker, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
415
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
1.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
5.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
6.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
113
27.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
252
60.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
13
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
750
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
141
35.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
34
8.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
7.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
6.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
4.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
155
38.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Meeker, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
603
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
33
5.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
83
13.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
80
13.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
91
15.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
215
35.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
83
13.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
3.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
206,300
205,000