![A housing development in Weld County that sits close to I-25. Dec. 11, 2021.](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/211211-WELD-COUNTY-I-25-NEIGHBORHOODS-SUBDIVISIONS-SUBURBS-RESIDENTIAL-REAL-ESTATE-HOUSING-KEVINJBEATY-11.jpg)
CD-8 is made up of parts of Adams, Weld and Larimer counties, which is on average, younger than the rest of the state. It's also growing fast: State Demographer Elizabeth Garner explains that this growth is due to a number of factors: economy, space and resources.