Population in Golden, CO

Population in Golden, CO was 20,390 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 54 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,390
Change on 2024+0.9%
Series high20,7042021
Series low20,2012024

Population in Golden, CO, 2020 to 2025

20.2K20.4K20.6K20.8K2020202120222023202420252020: 20,394 persons2021: 20,704 persons2022: 20,607 persons2023: 20,289 persons2024: 20,201 persons2025: 20,390 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202520,390
202420,201
202320,289
202220,607
202120,704
202020,394

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2025
Golden, CO20,390
Colorado6,012,561
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the population in Golden, CO?

Population in Golden, CO was 20,390 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 54 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Golden, CO?

20,704 in 2021, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Colorado

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