Poncha Springs

Population: 842
Median household income: $94,028
Median home value: $475,600

Poncha Springs is a community in Chaffee County, Colorado, home to 842 residents. At $94,028, its median household income sits above Chaffee County's $70,909.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poncha Springs's population grew 38.7% from 607 to 842, while its median home value rose 78.1% from $267,000 to $475,600.

74.0% of workers drive to work alone. 76.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 842
Median age: 52.0 yrs
Median household income: $94,028
Median home value: $475,600
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 529
Homeownership rate: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

607842

Median household income

$38,021$94,028

Median home value

$267,000$475,600

Median gross rent

$828$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	607	$38,021	$267,000	$828
2020	1,041	$64,750	$391,300	$831
2021	1,098	$83,214	$383,000	$885
2022	867	$69,015	$394,200	$1,306
2023	842	$94,028	$475,600	$1,188

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 174.4%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4423.2%

45 to 5421.5%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	5.2%
5 to 17	37	4.4%
18 to 24	10	1.2%
25 to 34	54	6.4%
35 to 44	195	23.2%
45 to 54	181	21.5%
55 to 64	165	19.6%
65 to 74	114	13.5%
75 and over	42	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	679	80.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate9.6%

Some college or associate's55.9%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	72	9.6%
Some college or associate's	420	55.9%
Bachelor's degree	181	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	78	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	436	74.0%
Carpooled	37	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	16.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	393	79.6%
15 to 29 min	64	13.0%
30 to 44 min	37	7.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 2.1% (18 of 842)

	Count	Share
Family households	269	56.9%
Nonfamily households	204	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	473	89.4%
Vacant	56	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	431	91.1%
Renter-occupied	42	8.9%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached18.1%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	404	76.4%
1-unit, attached	96	18.1%
2 to 4 units	14	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0860600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5211, -106.0726