Simla

Population: 576
Median home value: $210,300

Simla, a community in Elbert County, Colorado, has 576 residents. Its median home value of $210,300 runs below the Elbert County figure of $664,600.

From 2019 to 2023, Simla's population declined 17.5% from 698 to 576, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $145,800 to $210,300.

The median resident is 40.2 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 25.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 576
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $210,300
Median gross rent: $1,141
Housing units: 273
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

698576

Median household income

$45,227$41,625

Median home value

$145,800$210,300

Median gross rent

$748$1,141

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	698	$45,227	$145,800	$748
2020	504	$44,844	$151,400	$872
2021	534	$40,000	$168,200	$1,047
2022	588	$41,625	$198,400	$1,162
2023	576	—	$210,300	$1,141

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4425.5%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	2.1%
5 to 17	134	23.3%
18 to 24	48	8.3%
25 to 34	50	8.7%
35 to 44	147	25.5%
45 to 54	31	5.4%
55 to 64	73	12.7%
65 to 74	35	6.1%
75 and over	46	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442	76.7%
Black or African American	44	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	2.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	4.5%
High school graduate	131	34.3%
Some college or associate's	158	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	68	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	82.7%
Carpooled	26	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	45.7%
15 to 29 min	56	21.9%
30 to 44 min	22	8.6%
45 to 59 min	46	18.0%
60+ min	15	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 28.0% (155 of 554)

	Count	Share
Family households	166	66.1%
Nonfamily households	85	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	251	91.9%
Vacant	22	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	63.3%
Renter-occupied	92	36.7%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	236	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0870635
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1408, -104.0825