Salida

Population: 5,786
Median household income: $69,773
Median home value: $583,400

Salida is a community in Chaffee County, Colorado, home to 5,786 residents. At $69,773, its median household income sits in line with Chaffee County's $70,909.

From 2019 to 2023, Salida's population held roughly steady from 5,791 to 5,786, while its median home value rose 77.8% from $328,200 to $583,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.7% of the population. 52.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,786
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,773
Median home value: $583,400
Median gross rent: $1,567
Housing units: 3,191
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7915,786

Median household income

$46,875$69,773

Median home value

$328,200$583,400

Median gross rent

$970$1,567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,791	$46,875	$328,200	$970
2020	5,543	$49,939	$342,200	$1,034
2021	5,671	$62,668	$377,500	$1,251
2022	5,697	$63,775	$459,200	$1,562
2023	5,786	$69,773	$583,400	$1,567

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	368	6.4%
5 to 17	703	12.2%
18 to 24	335	5.8%
25 to 34	706	12.2%
35 to 44	1,026	17.7%
45 to 54	842	14.6%
55 to 64	639	11.0%
65 to 74	667	11.5%
75 and over	500	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,612	79.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.6%
Asian	105	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	407	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	630	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree34.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	3.7%
High school graduate	850	19.4%
Some college or associate's	910	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,510	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	947	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone52.9%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle11.6%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,598	52.9%
Carpooled	284	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	170	5.6%
Bicycle	350	11.6%
Worked from home	567	18.8%
Other means	53	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,758	71.6%
15 to 29 min	336	13.7%
30 to 44 min	136	5.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	225	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 16.7% (942 of 5,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,637	59.1%
Nonfamily households	1,133	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,770	86.8%
Vacant	421	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,655	59.7%
Renter-occupied	1,115	40.3%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,222	69.6%
1-unit, attached	151	4.7%
2 to 4 units	437	13.7%
5 to 19 units	176	5.5%
20 or more units	10	0.3%
Mobile home & other	195	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0867280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5299, -105.9980