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

Map of Kersey, CO

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:

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)