Clifton.
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Colorado·Mesa County
5 tracts·16K people·$251K median·2,639/mi²
White 67 · Hispanic 26 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1 · Asian 1 · Black 0
Married couple 38 · Other 32 · Living alone 31
Manufacturing 29 · Retail 26 · Leisure 26 · Professional 10 · Health 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 24 · Service 23 · Production · transport 20 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Sales · office 16
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 11 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Clifton is $250,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Clifton has 19,518 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.3; the population is 67.5% White, 26.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Asian and 0.4% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.0% (Census ACS).
Chatfield Elementary School (40%), Rocky Mountain Elementary School (16%) and Clifton Elementary School (14%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,107/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Clifton is $52,100 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Clifton, median rent is $1,107/month and the median home value is $250,500 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 52 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches; snowfall averages 13 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Clifton are lightning (97), drought (78) and winter weather (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Clifton scores 7.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).