El Jebel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Edwards-Rifle, CO Combined Statistical Area. The population of the El Jebel CDP was 4,130 at the United States Census 2020. The Carbondale, Colorado, post office (ZIP Code 81623) serves El Jebel postal addresses.

Demographics

<!-- As of the census of 2000, there were 4,488 people, 1,433 households, and 1,071 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,483 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.79% White, 0.09% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 8.98% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.84% of the population.

There were 1,433 households, out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,685, and the median income for a family was $62,047. Males had a median income of $37,073 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,261. About 6.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the median age was 37.3 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.1 males age 18 and over.

75.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 24.9% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,328 households in El Jebel, of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.7% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 2,366 || 57.3%

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| Black or African American || 12 || 0.3%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 65 || 1.6%

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| Asian || 50 || 1.2%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 25 || 0.6%

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| Some other race || 910 || 22.0%

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| Two or more races || 702 || 17.0%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,733 || 42.0%

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See also

  • Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
  • Edwards-Rifle, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • List of census-designated places in Colorado
  • List of populated places in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado

References

  • State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
  • El Jebel @ ElJebel.co
  • El Jebel @ Colorado.com
  • El Jebel @ UncoverColorado.com
  • Eagle County website