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81008

Pueblo, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,608
Median household income
$69,925
People below poverty
12%
Median home value
$310,300

Income

The median income of households in 81008 was $69,925. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.3
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 24.5
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5
$100,000 to $149,999 20.8
$150,000 to $199,999 7.4
$200,000 or more 6.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62644
Female 53775

An estimated 68% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,249. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68
Social Security 36.5
Retirement income 27.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.5
Cash public assistance income 3.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.3

In 2020-2024, 13 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 81008 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.8% and public coverage was 47.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 81008 had a total population of 11,608 - 5,890 (50.7%) females and 5,718 (49.3%) males. The median age was 37.8 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36.3% was 19 to 44 years, 20.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 81008 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 580 293
5 to 9 270 300
10 to 14 283 254
15 to 19 313 210
20 to 24 257 556
25 to 29 552 401
30 to 34 493 453
35 to 39 438 473
40 to 44 263 327
45 to 49 332 190
50 to 54 268 356
55 to 59 257 231
60 to 64 347 397
65 to 69 290 448
70 to 74 302 252
75 to 79 191 225
80 to 84 147 166
85 and over 135 358

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 66.5% were White; 7% were Black or African American; 8.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.1% were Asian; 2.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 38.2% of the people in 81008 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 49.6% of the people in 81008 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,174 households in 81008. The average household size was 2.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.8% of the households in 81008 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.7% of all households, while 18.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34% of all households.

In 81008, 28.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.8
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.4% of males and 43.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.9 28.4
Now married, except separated 46.4 43.6
Separated 2.6 4
Widowed 6.4 11
Divorced 8.7 13

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 81008, 205 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 63.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.4% of the people living in 81008 were U.S. natives. 54.7% of the 81008 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.6% of 81008 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 81008 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 81008.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.4
Asia 38.1
Europe 10.4
Africa 14.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 81008 in 2020-2024, 9.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.7% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 81008 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 8.8
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 2.6
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 81008 was 2,191 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 161 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,394. College or graduate school enrollment was 636.

Educational Attainment of People in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.8
High school diploma or equivalency 28.8
Some college, no degree 26.2
Associate's degree 11.4
Bachelor's degree 17
Graduate or professional degree 10.8

Disability

In 81008, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 81008, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,953 77.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 959 18.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 207 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 81008 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.6
Construction 7
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 13.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 7.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 81008 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,944 38
Service occupations 723 14.1
Sales and office occupations 1,198 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 560 10.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 694 13.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.6% of 81008 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 1.1
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 5.9

In 2020-2024, 81008 had a total of 5,421 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 24% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24
Mobile homes 7.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

23.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 81008 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 62.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 81008 had 5,174 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 247 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.8% while renters occupied 34.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.74.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.2% and another 26% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 81008:

House Heating Fuel Used in 81008 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.2
Electricity 18.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.7
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 81008 was $310,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.2 % had a mortgage. 36.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,025 and for owners without a mortgage it was $526.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 81008 was $1,524. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.