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NorthglennCO

Northglenn, CO is a 39K-resident city in Adams County with a median household income of $84,030.

Adams County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Northglenn, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Northglenn has a population larger than 73% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $462,100.

Data updated 2026-09-03

39K
Population (place)
Top 27%
By size
$84,030
Median income (place)
$462,100
Median home (place)
10.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Northglenn

Northglenn posts a median household income higher than 54% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 46%
by median income, US cities

Where Northglenn income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$84,030 Top 46% higher than 54% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Northglenn $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CO

Population among 59 CO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Denver is the largest CO city on this list; The Pinery leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CO

Median household income among the same 59-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows The Pinery posts the highest place-level median income in CO; Denver is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Northglenn, CO beyond the headline numbers

Northglenn sits inside Adams County, Colorado, at roughly 39.89°N, -104.99°W. Population 39,197, $84,030 median household income. Median home value $462,100, median rent $1,775. Poverty rate 10.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 10.2%, poverty in Northglenn, CO runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Northglenn costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

13.7% of Northglenn workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 15.7% in Northglenn, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Northglenn's median age is 34.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Northglenn from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
39,197
Northglenn · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$84,030
-6% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$462,100
+12% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Adams County): Northglenn's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
530K+17%
Median Income
$94,571+68%
Median Home Value
$484,200+159%
Poverty Rate
9.8%-31%
Unemployment
4.6%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for Northglenn, CO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,775/mo
Poverty Rate
10.2% -18% vs avg
Unemployment 3.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.7%
Work From Home 13.7%
Public Transit 1.6%

Population

White 59.5%
African American 3%
Asian 4.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33.3%
Obesity
33%
High Blood Pressure
27.7%
Physical Inactivity
22.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.8%
Binge Drinking
17.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
15.7%
Current Smoking
13.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.7%
Current Asthma
11.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.9%
Annual Checkup 70.3%

Other Measures

Diabetes
9.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5%
Stroke
2.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect Northglenn?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Northglenn right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CO-NORTHGLENN · Northglenn

Northglenn: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Northglenn; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology

Read with this city profile

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Northglenn, CO?
Northglenn, CO has a population of 39,197 people, located in Adams County, Colorado.
What is the median household income in Northglenn?
The median household income in Northglenn, CO is $84,030 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.2%.
What is the median home value in Northglenn?
The median home value in Northglenn, CO is $462,100. Median rent is $1,775/month.
What are the top health concerns in Northglenn?
The top health indicators in Northglenn include Short Sleep Duration (33.3%), Obesity (33%), High Blood Pressure (27.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Northglenn?
The median age in Northglenn, CO is 34.8 years. 27.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Northglenn, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (10.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($84,030 here).

Compare Northglenn with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Northglenn's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Northglenn area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Northglenn against Colorado peers on any ranking lens. Explore Colorado

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Adams County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.