Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety46#497/924
Economy86#132/925
Housing19#748/925
Health86#126/925
Healthcare51#451/923
Environment10#821/917
Education63#345/925
Infrastructure64#333/925
Community55#421/925
Leisure & amenities12#818/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Greeley, CO metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Median household income · high$97,097
95/100Colorado $96,871United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
New homes permitted · high8.6 /1k
92/100Colorado 5.6 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Broadband subscriptions · high92.7%
91/100Colorado 93.5%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Voter turnout · high74.6%
90/100Colorado 74.4%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionAggregated from counties
Physical inactivity · low20.6%
88/100Colorado 19.0%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Average weekly wage · high$1,338
88/100Colorado $1,618United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Weaknesses

High ozone days · high11 days
2/100Colorado 10 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.5 /10k
3/100Colorado 0.9 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · low0.7 /10k
5/100Colorado 1.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Social associations · low6.3 /10k
7/100Colorado 8.7 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Restaurants and bars · low5.2 /10k
8/100Colorado 9.4 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Average commute time · high27.9 min
9/100Colorado 25.2 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
331,434 (2020) → 378,426 (2025)
+14%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
50% (2021) → 75% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+24 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
25.2% (2020 & 2021) → 34.3% (2023 & 2024)
+9.1 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
New homes permittedWorsening
15.5 /1k (2021) → 8.6 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−44%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
High ozone daysWorsening
8 days (2017) → 11 days (2022)
+38%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
New business applicationsImproving
12.6 /1k (2020) → 16.9 /1k (2025)
+34%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Greeley, CO metro area improved on 12 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 8. 7 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Bachelor's++5.6 points27.5% → 33.2%
Traffic deaths−17%19.0 /100k → 15.8 /100k
Firearm deaths−19%15.1 /100k → 12.2 /100k
Household income+31%$74,150 → $97,097
Gyms+17%0.8 /10k → 1.0 /10k

Declined8

Overdose deaths+30%14.2 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Rent / income+3.2 points29.5% → 32.7%
Rent burden+6.7 points48.8% → 55.5%
Restaurants−11%5.8 /10k → 5.2 /10k
Violent crime+9.5%273 /100k → 299 /100k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Greeley, CO metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.9 /10k2020	3.1 /10k2025	+4.7%	Little change	39%
Average commute time	27.7 min2015-2019	27.9 min2020-2024	+0.2 min	Within the margin of error	57%
Average weekly wage	$1,0822020	$1,3382025	+24%	Improved	55%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%2015-2019	33.2%2020-2024	+5.6 points	Improved	95%
Broadband subscriptions	86.0%2015-2019	92.7%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Improved	21%
Child poverty rate	12.0%2015-2019	11.0%2020-2024	−1 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Distance to an airport	34 mi2020	34 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	14.2 /100k2020	18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+30%	Declined	14%
Effective property tax rate	0.55%2015-2019	0.55%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Firearm deaths	15.1 /100k2020	12.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−19%	Improved	81%
Grocery stores	0.8 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−5.7%	Declined	33%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	+17%	Improved	67%
High school diploma or higher	88.1%2015-2019	88.7%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	17%
Home price to income ratio	4.0×2015-2019	4.9×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	19%
Homicide rate	5.7 /100k2020	3.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−42%	Improved	70%
Income adjusted for local prices	$49,3882019	$63,5602024	+29%	Improved	26%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4162015-2019	0.4212020-2024	+0.006	Within the margin of error	38%
Median household income	$74,1502015-2019	$97,0972020-2024	+31%	Improved	70%
New business applications	12.6 /1k2020	16.9 /1k2025	+34%	Improved	33%
Pharmacies	0.5 /10k2020	0.5 /10k2025	−2.7%	Little change	62%
Poverty rate	10.0%2015-2019	9.6%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Property crime rate	1,729 /100k2020	1,541 /100k2025	−11%	Improved	13%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−2.8%	Little change	40%
Public transit commuters	0.5%2015-2019	0.2%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	49%
Rent as share of income	29.5%2015-2019	32.7%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Declined	9%
Rent-burdened households	48.8%2015-2019	55.5%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Declined	10%
Restaurants and bars	5.8 /10k2020	5.2 /10k2025	−11%	Declined	10%
Suicide rate	16.3 /100k2020	17.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+5.5%	Declined	47%
Traffic deaths	19.0 /100k2015-2019	15.8 /100k2020-2024	−17%	Improved	85%
Unemployment rate	6.5%2020	4.3%2025	−2.2 points	Improved	28%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.8%2015-2019	9.1%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Violent crime rate	273 /100k2020	299 /100k2025	+9.5%	Declined	18%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Greeley, CO metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Greeley, CO metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Greeley, CO metro area itself moved −4.1 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

350,396 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

124,287 households (±667)

Greeley, CO metro area
United States share

Under $25k11%13,142
$25k–50k14%17,480
$50k–75k15%18,036

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

124,287 households (±667)

Greeley, CO metro area
United States share

Own76%94,490
Rent24%29,797

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.1 points).

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

177,235 workers (±1,668)

Greeley, CO metro area
United States share

Drive alone72%127,611
Carpool10%18,102
Public transit0.2%†406

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Greeley, CO employ 21,430 people. 9 pay a median above the US median and 1 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Greeley, CO by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Fast Food and Counter Workers3,670 jobs	3,670	$33,030US $31,200	+6%	1.24×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2,700 jobs	2,700	$59,450US $58,640	+1%	1.71×
Retail Salespersons2,650 jobs	2,650	$36,670US $35,410	+4%	0.88×
Cashiers2,530 jobs	2,530	$35,760US $32,880	+9%	1.06×
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers1,970 jobs	1,970	$77,280US $79,920	−3%	3.16×
Stockers and Order Fillers1,670 jobs	1,670	$44,560US $37,330	+19%	0.77×
General and Operations Managers1,660 jobs	1,660	$123,100US $105,770	+16%	0.62×
Office Clerks, General1,570 jobs	1,570	$56,030US $45,010	+24%	0.83×
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1,550 jobs	1,550	$60,690US $59,850	+1%	4.22×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,460 jobs	1,460	$38,410US $35,800	+7%	0.44×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Greeley, CO.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Greeley, CO has 7,454 employer establishments, 206 for every 10,000 residents (0.83× the US rate of 248), with 101,420 paid employees at an average annual pay of $65,135. The Census Bureau also counts 32,515 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 7,454; 32,515 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 206; US 248
Paid employees: 101,420
Average annual pay: $65,135; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Greeley, CO by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	873	24.2	1.56×More than typical	7,710	$69,484	2,947
Ambulatory health care services	466	12.9	0.62×Fewer than typical	4,700	$65,411	1,174
Restaurants and other eating places	447	12.4	0.67×Fewer than typical	8,640	$22,794	103
Lessors of real estate	386	10.7	0.87×About typical	1,491	$53,661	3,158
Services to buildings and dwellings	311	8.6	1.28×More than typical	3,115	$48,317	1,754
Building equipment contractors	306	8.5	1.41×More than typical	2,665	$66,679	493
Truck transportation	306	8.5	1.68×More than typical	2,252	$73,771	1,285
Construction of buildings	245	6.8	0.90×About typical	6,158	$125,163	1,101
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	239	6.6	2.10×More than typical	2,196	$70,531	667
Real estate agents and brokers	205	5.7	1.17×About typical	650	$56,591	897
Limited-service restaurants	193	5.3	0.67×Fewer than typical	4,380	$21,082	42
Automotive repair and maintenance	188	5.2	1.03×About typical	948	$56,276	528

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 360,971 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $45.6M on contracts performed in Greeley, CO metro area: $120 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $45.6M; +72% vs FY2025
Per resident: $120; US $1,994
Sole-source: 67%; US 30%
Single offer: 19%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$30.2M66%
Department of the Air Force$8.2M18%
Department of Energy$3.1M6.9%
Bureau of Land Management$1.4M3.1%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$1.3M2.9%
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$270K0.6%
Bureau of Reclamation$219.8K0.5%
Federal Aviation Administration$218.7K0.5%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

8.3MFY2017
8.9MFY2018
66.7MFY2019
39MFY2020
35.7MFY2021
29.2MFY2022
6.1MFY2023
15.9M

Top industries (NAICS)

Investigation and security services · 5616$34.6M76%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$8.2M18%
Forest nurseries and gathering of forest products · 1132$1.4M3.1%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$258.7K0.6%
Other support services · 5619$200K0.4%
Building equipment contractors · 2382

Largest awards

THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES DETENTION AND DETENTION RELATED SERVICES AT THE BIG HORN DETENTION FACILITY IN HUDSON, COLORADO. THIS TASK ORDER PROVIDES ESTABLISHES THE BASE PERIOD CLINS AND PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD.$30.2M
THE GEO GROUP, INC.· Weld County, CO· Facilities & utilities· Jul 15, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 70CDCR26FR0000101
SECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE FORT SAINT VRAIN (FSV) INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI).$20.5M
PROTECTION STRATEGIES INC· Weld County, CO· Professional services· Aug 19, 2021 – Sep 2, 2026· 89243221FEM400010
STORABLE ROCKET ENGINE FOR HYPERSONIC APPLICATIONS$20M
URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Weld County, CO· Research & development· May 1, 2025 – Apr 8, 2026· FA930025C6011

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.6B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Greeley, CO metro area: $4,231 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.6B; −14% vs FY2025
Per resident: $4,231; US $12,955
Loan face value: $178.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.8%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1B64%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$184.4M12%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$102.8M6.4%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$89.4M5.6%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$28M1.8%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$21.4M1.3%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$13.2M0.8%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$12.9M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$37.9M2.4%
DENVER, CO
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO$15.6M1.0%
GREELEY, CO
WELD, COUNTY OF$13.3M0.8%
GREELEY, CO
AIMS LOCAL COLLEGE DISTRICT$10.4M0.6%
GREELEY, CO
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GREELEY$8.1M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.2B78%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$210.6M13%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$43M2.7%
Department of Transportation
Department of Education$25.4M1.6%
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$13.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

1.4BFY2021
1.3BFY2022
1.4BFY2023
1.5BFY2024
1.9BFY2025
1.6BFY2026

County aggregates

92%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Greeley, CO

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Weld CountyCentral county57378,426

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

GreeleyPrincipal city110,806

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Colorado

Areas based in Colorado, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined8

Metro and micro areas like Greeley, CO metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Greeley, CO

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Colorado

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined8

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought