Moving to Kersey, Colorado
Population: 1,389. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,401 (+0.9% change)
Males: 681 (49.0%), Females: 708 (51.0%)
Weld County
Zip code: 80644
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $41,333
Median house value: $121,200
Population by Race
Races in Kersey:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.3%)
- Hispanic (20.0%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (34.4%), Irish (10.7%), English (4.9%), United States (4.2%), Swedish (4.0%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 4617 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kersey
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kersey town
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 10.1%
3.5% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +525 (+60.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kersey:
- NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; GREELEY, CO)
- PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 34 miles; BRIGHTON, CO)
- MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; LOVELAND, CO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kersey:
- FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 31 miles; FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; Abbreviation: FNL)
- DENVER INTL (about 38 miles; DENVER, CO; Abbreviation: DEN)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 49 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kersey:
- GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (about 6 miles; GREELEY, CO; Abbreviation: GXY)
- EASTON/VALLEY VIEW/ (about 6 miles; GREELEY, CO; Abbreviation: 11V)
- PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK (about 23 miles; HUDSON, CO; Abbreviation: 18V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kersey:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 10 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 46 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 46 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 46 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 46 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
Schools
Public high school in Kersey:
- PLATTE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 901 CAMPBELL; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kersey:
- PLATTE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 601 CLARK STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- PLATTE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 700 HILL STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)