Salida, CO Demographic Data
Salida, CO Summary
Salida is located in Chaffee County in Colorado
- Population: 5,284
- Area: 2.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.57 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,052.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,096.46 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Salida, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,752
51%
50.8
Male
2,678
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,430
323,128,000
Salida, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
291
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
225
4.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
166
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
236
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
249
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
631
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
727
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
702
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
478
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
480
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
518
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
435
8.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
292
5.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,588
84.5%
77.2
Female
2,341
51.0%
51.3
Male
2,247
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,422
81.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,571
28.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,245
22.9%
15.2
Female
762
61.2%
55.8
Male
483
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Salida, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,307
97.7%
96.8
White
5,128
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
16
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
84
1.5%
0.8
Asian
30
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
49
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
123
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
752
13.8%
17.8
Mexican
426
7.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
317
5.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,678
86.2%
82.2
Salida, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
175
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
324
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
895
21.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
982
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
318
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
979
23.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
590
13.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
499
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,764
88.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,569
36.8%
31.2
Salida, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,069
22.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,358
49.7%
47.5
Divorced
850
17.9%
11.0%
Separated
56
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
415
8.7
5.8%
Salida, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,674
91.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
465
9.0%
21.6%
Spanish
278
5.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
187
3.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Salida, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
176
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
94
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
429
16.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
429
16.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
409
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
445
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
219
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
226
8.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
94
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
65
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
39,706
57,617
Per capita income
29,281
31,128
Salida, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
58
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
378
14.3%
9.8
Construction
242
9.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
650
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
137
5.2%
6.6
Information
56
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
71
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
162
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
318
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
99
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
375
14.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
57
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
32
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
315
12.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,088
41.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
137
5.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
553
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
542
20.6%
18.1%
Salida, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,577
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,496
58.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
163
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
167
6.5%
2.7
Other means
432
16.8%
1.8
Worked at home
319
12.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.3
26.6
Salida, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
189
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
882
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,124
43.5%
37.1
3 or more
391
15.1%
21.0
Salida, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,586
86.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,827
70.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
759
29.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
395
13.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Salida, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,981
1 room
63
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
100
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
186
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
744
25.0%
16.5
5 rooms
672
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
687
23.0%
17.8
7 rooms
235
7.9%
12.0
8 rooms
109
3.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
185
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Salida, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,981
1-unit, detached
2,082
69.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
80
2.7%
5.9
2-units
170
5.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
183
6.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
67
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
99
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
23
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
277
9.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Salida, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,115
37.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
88
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
316
10.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
345
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
485
16.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
159
5.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
195
6.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
270
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Salida, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,062
79.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
122
4.7%
4.7
Electricity
314
12.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
88
3.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Salida, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
996
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
21
2.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
32
3.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
51
5.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
236
23.7%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
277
27.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
379
38.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
371
38.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
134
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
113
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
302
31.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Salida, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
693
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
2.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
132
19.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
190
27.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
352
50.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
66
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
783
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
111
16.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
104
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
61
9.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
55
8.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
80
11.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
259
38.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
89
0.0%
0.0%
Salida, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,827
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
183
10.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
31
1.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
114
6.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
131
7.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
758
41.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
532
29.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
78
4.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
252,900
205,000
