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Clifton, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Clifton is a Census CDP of 19,518 people across 5.98 square miles of land, in Mesa County. Median household income is $52,100, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clifton
What Clifton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.98 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,264
- County holding the largest share of its areaMesa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
How many people live in Clifton
- Population19,518
- Median age36.3
- Population under 184,839
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,972
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households7,784
- Family households4,757
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
Income and work in Clifton
- Median household income$52,100
- Per capita income$25,781
- Civilian labor force9,165
- Employed8,375
- Unemployed790 plus or minus 351
- Unemployment rate8.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over13,320
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
Housing in Clifton
- Housing units7,933
- Occupied units7,784
- Vacant units149 plus or minus 119
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied5,713
- Renter occupied2,071
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$250,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,107
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent
- Single family units4,982
- Share single family62.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,325 plus or minus 313
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes1,601 plus or minus 324
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
How Clifton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,024
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,288
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more791 plus or minus 242
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled10.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
SBA loans in Clifton (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$17,617,000
- Average approval$1,174,467
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$3,826,000
- Jobs supported226
- Jobs per approval15.1
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clifton, 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.
Clifton
SBA loans in Clifton (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$614,000
- Average approval$307,000
- Median approval$307,000
- Largest approval$457,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clifton, 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.
Mesa County, not Clifton
Mesa County context, not Clifton figures
- Establishments in Mesa County4,827
- Covered employment, Mesa County66,864
- Average annual pay, Mesa County$57,309
- Housing units permitted, Mesa County1,014
Every figure in this section is published for Mesa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clifton.
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
Clifton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clifton, Colorado?
19,518, in 7,784 households. Clifton CDP covers 5.98 square miles of land, which is 3,264 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clifton in?
Mesa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clifton?
$52,100. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $250,500. Median gross rent is $1,107 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clifton businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $17.6 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $614,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clifton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clifton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clifton. 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 Clifton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mesa 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 Clifton.
Is zoning published for Clifton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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