Ponderosa Park

Population: 3,556
Median household income: $133,425
Median home value: $670,400

Ponderosa Park, a community in Elbert County, Colorado, has 3,556 residents. At $133,425, its median household income sits in line with Elbert County's $129,477.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ponderosa Park's population declined 2.2% from 3,636 to 3,556, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $453,600 to $670,400.

Households average 2.81 people. 43.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,556
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $133,425
Median home value: $670,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,265
Homeownership rate: 98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6363,556

Median household income

$106,959$133,425

Median home value

$453,600$670,400

Median gross rent

$2,402$2,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,636	$106,959	$453,600	$2,402
2020	3,533	$111,875	$491,100	$2,658
2021	3,400	$117,526	$538,000	$2,509
2022	3,577	$127,901	$626,900	$2,147
2023	3,556	$133,425	$670,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	3.7%
5 to 17	558	15.7%
18 to 24	364	10.2%
25 to 34	255	7.2%
35 to 44	536	15.1%
45 to 54	373	10.5%
55 to 64	596	16.8%
65 to 74	588	16.5%
75 and over	154	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,976	83.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	1.4%
Two or more races	65	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	417	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree32.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	3.0%
High school graduate	655	26.2%
Some college or associate's	682	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	812	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	279	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 50 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,271	72.2%
Carpooled	116	6.6%
Public transit	47	2.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	327	18.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	8.3%
15 to 29 min	169	11.8%
30 to 44 min	370	25.8%
45 to 59 min	302	21.1%
60+ min	474	33.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 6.6% (235 of 3,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,083	85.6%
Nonfamily households	182	14.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,265	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,240	98.0%
Renter-occupied	25	2.0%

1-unit, detached99.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,259	99.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0860655
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3986, -104.6352