One downside of living in Palisade, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.56 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Palisade is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.37% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Palisade in 2022 was $37,113, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,452 for a family of four. However, Palisade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Palisade is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Palisade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palisade residents report their race to be White. Palisade also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palisade include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Palisade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
