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Watkins, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Watkins is a Census CDP of 847 people across 24.75 square miles of land, lying across Arapahoe County and Adams County. Median household income is $158,173, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Watkins
What Watkins is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area24.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land34 plus or minus 12
- County holding the largest share of its areaArapahoe County, 96.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inArapahoe County 96.4 percent, Adams County 3.6 percent
Watkins crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins
How many people live in Watkins
- Population847 plus or minus 296
- Median age41.6 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18107 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1812.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over235 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over27.7 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Households311 plus or minus 81
- Family households258 plus or minus 80
- Share of households that are families83.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins
Income and work in Watkins
- Median household income$158,173
- Per capita income$56,449
- Civilian labor force485 plus or minus 174
- Employed470 plus or minus 176
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over696 plus or minus 208
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent plus or minus 36.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.3 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins
Housing in Watkins
- Housing units311 plus or minus 81
- Occupied units311 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied311 plus or minus 81
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$650,500
- Single family units305 plus or minus 83
- Share single family98.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins
How Watkins gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute442 plus or minus 166
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes2.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more335 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more75.8 percent plus or minus 39.7
- Drove alone89.6 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watkins
SBA loans in Watkins (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$4,129,100
- Average approval$825,820
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$1,900,000
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Watkins, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Watkins
SBA loans in Watkins (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$11,677,000
- Average approval$2,919,250
- Median approval$3,038,500
- Largest approval$4,861,000
- Jobs supported54
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Watkins, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Arapahoe County, not Watkins
Arapahoe County context, not Watkins figures
- Establishments in Arapahoe County20,137
- Covered employment, Arapahoe County339,996
- Average annual pay, Arapahoe County$85,628
- Housing units permitted, Arapahoe County3,856
Every figure in this section is published for Arapahoe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Watkins.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Watkins questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Watkins, Colorado?
847, in 311 households. Watkins CDP covers 24.75 square miles of land, which is 34 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Watkins in?
Watkins lies in more than one. By area it is 96.4 percent in Arapahoe County, 3.6 percent in Adams County. This page sits under Arapahoe County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Watkins?
$158,173. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $650,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Watkins businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $4.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $11.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Watkins, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Watkins borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Watkins. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Watkins figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Arapahoe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Watkins.
Is zoning published for Watkins?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.