Palisade is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 2,600 people and two associated neighborhoods, Palisade is the 128th largest community in Colorado.

Housing costs in Palisade are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Also of interest is that Palisade has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Palisade telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 32.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Palisade citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.63% of adults in Palisade have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Palisade in 2022 was $45,594, 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 $182,376 for a family of four. However, Palisade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Palisade is a very 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, followed by Native American. Palisade also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palisade include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Palisade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.