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81201

Salida, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
9,294
Median household income
$80,248
People below poverty
11.5%
Median home value
$674,000

Income

The median income of households in 81201 was $80,248. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 8
$35,000 to $49,999 13.6
$50,000 to $74,999 13.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 13.8
$150,000 to $199,999 12.4
$200,000 or more 11.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72220
Female 56778

An estimated 73.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,776. 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 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.8
Social Security 32.9
Retirement income 25.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 49% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 81201 in 2020-2024, 93% had health insurance coverage and 7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.6% and public coverage was 40.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 81201 had a total population of 9,294 - 4,716 (50.7%) females and 4,578 (49.3%) males. The median age was 47.8 years. An estimated 15% of the population was under 18 years, 31.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 81201 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 178 158
5 to 9 269 156
10 to 14 164 205
15 to 19 135 138
20 to 24 107 369
25 to 29 156 168
30 to 34 438 309
35 to 39 400 345
40 to 44 263 409
45 to 49 412 197
50 to 54 359 293
55 to 59 163 224
60 to 64 421 404
65 to 69 413 522
70 to 74 311 345
75 to 79 176 222
80 to 84 63 141
85 and over 150 111

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.6% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 14.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.7% of the people in 81201 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.1% of the people in 81201 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,712 households in 81201. The average household size was 1.94 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.7% of the households in 81201 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31% of all households.

In 81201, 21.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.7
Cohabiting Couples 6.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65.4% of males and 55.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 14.7 19.4
Now married, except separated 65.4 55.3
Separated 1.8 0
Widowed 4.4 8.5
Divorced 13.7 16.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 81201, 101 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 81201 were U.S. natives. 38.4% of the 81201 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 81201 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 89.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 81201 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 81201.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0.7
Asia 50.3
Europe 39.6
Africa 9.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 81201 in 2020-2024, 4.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.4% of people at least five years old; 1.9% 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 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 81201 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.5
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 10.2
Different state 2.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 51.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 81201 was 1,407 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 253 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 940. College or graduate school enrollment was 214.

Educational Attainment of People in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 18.8
Some college, no degree 18.4
Associate's degree 7.1
Bachelor's degree 33.2
Graduate or professional degree 18.6

Disability

In 81201, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 81201, 62.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,676 72.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 762 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 626 12.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 81201 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 10.3
Manufacturing 4.6
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 7.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 7.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 81201 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,010 59.1
Service occupations 742 14.6
Sales and office occupations 620 12.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 415 8.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 305 6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.5% of 81201 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4
Other means 7.3
Worked from home 30.1

In 2020-2024, 81201 had a total of 5,321 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.4% 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"). 13.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.5
Mobile homes 5.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

26.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 22.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 81201 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 62.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 81201 had 4,712 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 609 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.5% while renters occupied 30.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.92 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

6.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1% and another 29.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 81201:

House Heating Fuel Used in 81201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 68.1
Electricity 22
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 9.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 81201 was $674,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.9 % had a mortgage. 44.1% 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 $2,030 and for owners without a mortgage it was $502.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 81201 was $1,459. 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.