Blanca

Population: 326
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $117,200

Blanca, a community in Costilla County, Colorado, has 326 residents. The median household income of $48,750 is above the Costilla County median ($36,519).

From 2019 to 2023, Blanca's population declined 34.5% from 498 to 326, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $79,300 to $117,200.

The median resident is 34.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 326
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $117,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 137
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

498326

Median household income

$47,417$48,750

Median home value

$79,300$117,200

Median gross rent

$725$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	498	$47,417	$79,300	$725
2020	420	$45,625	$75,000	$738
2021	344	$46,875	$82,900	$864
2022	321	$50,125	$96,300	$929
2023	326	$48,750	$117,200	—

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

Age distribution

Under 515.3%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 744.0%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	15.3%
5 to 17	65	19.9%
18 to 24	15	4.6%
25 to 34	54	16.6%
35 to 44	34	10.4%
45 to 54	17	5.2%
55 to 64	36	11.0%
65 to 74	13	4.0%
75 and over	42	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	81	24.8%
Black or African American	5	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	234	71.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	16.8%
High school graduate	76	38.8%
Some college or associate's	70	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	17	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone92.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	92.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	36.4%
15 to 29 min	35	31.8%
30 to 44 min	35	31.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 8.3% (27 of 326)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	61.7%
Nonfamily households	46	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	120	87.6%
Vacant	17	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	92	76.7%
Renter-occupied	28	23.3%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	108	78.8%
1-unit, attached	2	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0807190
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4393, -105.5135