Housing data for Ordway, CO
Ordway, CO has an estimated 1,528 residents and 672 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Crowley County.
37.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,036 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,528 (±202)
- Housing units
- 672 (±83)
- Households that rent
- 37.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,036
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −8.6%
Housing in Ordway at a glance
- Median rent: $1,036 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,290 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 63.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 37.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $54,583 median household income
- Home values: $104,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $989 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $559 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 8.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 42.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 72.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 79.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −8.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 19.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Ordway against Crowley County, its state and the nation
| Ordway | Crowley County | Colorado | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,528 (±202) | 5,647 (exact) | 5,862,189 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 672 (±83) | 1,556 (±33) | 2,589,053 (±653) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 37.1% (±10.4 points) | 30.5% (±6.4 points) | 33.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,036 (±$260) | $984 (±$88) | $1,761 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $54,583 (±$14,128) | $48,826 (±$2,849) | $95,470 (±$578) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $104,400 (±$26,205) | $116,200 (±$15,932) | $539,400 (±$2,069) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $559 (±$91) | $521 (±$60) | $2,602 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 72.2% (±15.5 points) | 68.9% (±9.6 points) | 39.7% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.6 minutes (±5.5) | 28.9 minutes (±4.6) | 25.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.5% (±5.5 points) | 84.0% (±3.6 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.0 years (±4.3) | 40.8 years (±2.8) | 37.7 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Ordway covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 1,982 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Ordway has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,672 (±294) | 1,528 (±202) | −8.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 598 (±91) | 672 (±83) | +12.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $735 (±$243) | $1,036 (±$260) | +41.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $72,600 (±$11,980) | $104,400 (±$26,205) | +43.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $36,304 (±$4,851) | $54,583 (±$14,128) | +50.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $892 (±$103) | $989 (±$412) | +10.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $396 (±$95) | $559 (±$91) | +41.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 28.5% (±7.6 points) | 37.1% (±10.4 points) | +8.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 9.9% (±12.1 points) | 0.0% (±18.1 points) | −9.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Crowley County
Ordway has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Crowley County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Crowley County recorded 107 violent and 268 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Ordway
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar City | 5.1 mi | $812 | $90,000 | 32.3% |
| Crowley | 5.9 mi | $933 | $80,000 | 26.3% |
| Manzanola | 9.8 mi | $774 | $128,300 | 25.7% |
| Olney Springs | 11 mi | $1,056 | $97,300 | 25.0% |
| Rocky Ford | 12 mi | $775 | $143,900 | 37.7% |
| Cheraw | 15 mi | $1,021 | $125,000 | 28.6% |
| Swink | 16 mi | — | $163,000 | 9.4% |
| Fowler | 16 mi | $761 | $143,900 | 29.3% |
Places in Colorado most like Ordway
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Animas | $1,211 | $132,700 | $51,875 | 39.0% |
| Fleming | $952 | $170,300 | $52,143 | 27.4% |
| Fowler | $761 | $143,900 | $44,048 | 29.3% |
| Log Lane Village | $1,440 | $149,200 | $61,250 | 29.7% |
| Otis | $822 | $167,900 | $55,962 | 23.2% |
| Ovid | $906 | $84,500 | $44,375 | 31.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Colorado.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Ordway, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,044 | $1,074 | $1,405 | $1,674 | $2,182 |
HUD income limits for Ordway, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,450 | $34,100 | $54,550 |
| 2 people | $23,400 | $39,000 | $62,350 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $52,600 | $84,150 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,500 | $90,400 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,400 | $96,600 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,300 | $102,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Crowley County, CO, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $69,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Ordway
What is the average rent in Ordway, CO?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ordway is $1,036 (±$260) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Ordway rent-burdened?
63.1% of renting households in Ordway pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Ordway?
Ordway has an estimated 211 (±62) renting households, 37.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Ordway?
The median household income in Ordway is $54,583 (±$14,128) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Ordway, CO?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $104,400 (±$26,205) for owner-occupied homes in Ordway (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Ordway?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Ordway, CO is $989 (±$412) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Ordway growing?
In Ordway, the number of residents went from 1,672 in 2015–2019 to 1,528 in 2020–2024 (−8.6%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ordway town, Colorado
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Crowley County, CO
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Crowley County, CO
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .