Divide’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Divide has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Divide has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Divide than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Divide may be for you.
One downside of living in Divide, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 51.35 minutes every day commuting to work.
Divide is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Divide is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Divide has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Divide doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Divide has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 0.00% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Divide in 2022 was $71,860, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $287,440 for a family of four.
Divide is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Divide home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Divide, accounting for 68.18% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Divide residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Divide include Italian, Irish, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Divide is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
