Mead, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Mead is a Census town of 5,919 people across 15.47 square miles of land, in Weld County. Median household income is $125,357, 93.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $920,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mead
What Mead is
- Census place typetown
- Land area15.47 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land383
- County holding the largest share of its areaWeld 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.
Mead
How many people live in Mead
- Population5,919
- Median age36.8
- Population under 181,824 plus or minus 392
- Share under 1830.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over587 plus or minus 223
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,978
- Family households1,507
- Share of households that are families76.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mead
Income and work in Mead
- Median household income$125,357
- Per capita income$49,247
- Civilian labor force3,532
- Employed3,451
- Unemployed81 plus or minus 57
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over3,666
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mead
Housing in Mead
- Housing units1,994
- Occupied units1,978
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied1,853
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate93.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$585,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,275 plus or minus $1,147
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units1,924
- Share single family96.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more70 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more3.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mead
How Mead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,800
- Commuting under 15 minutes330 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,223 plus or minus 315
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.7 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone65.9 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home18.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mead
SBA loans in Mead (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$920,000
- Average approval$153,333
- Median approval$105,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported60
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mead, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Mead
SBA loans in Mead (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,605,000
- Average approval$1,302,500
- Median approval$1,302,500
- Largest approval$1,950,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mead, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Mead
Flood risk in Mead
- NFIP communityTown of Mead
- NFIP community number080218
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/24
The Town of Mead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080218 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Weld County, not Mead
Weld County context, not Mead figures
- Establishments in Weld County7,454
- Covered employment, Weld County118,827
- Average annual pay, Weld County$66,380
- Housing units permitted, Weld County3,468
Every figure in this section is published for Weld County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mead.
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.
Coverage
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
Mead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mead, Colorado?
5,919, in 1,978 households. Mead town covers 15.47 square miles of land, which is 383 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mead in?
Weld 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 Mead?
$125,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $585,100. Median gross rent is $1,275 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mead businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $920,000 since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $105,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mead, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mead borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mead. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mead, town of, community 080218, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mead figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Weld 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 Mead.
Is zoning published for Mead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.