Nucla

Population: 634
Median household income: $44,038
Median home value: $129,700

Nucla, a community in Montrose County, Colorado, has 634 residents. At $44,038, its median household income sits below Montrose County's $66,072.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nucla's population declined 1.6% from 644 to 634, while its median home value rose 9.7% from $118,200 to $129,700.

The median gross rent is $775. 14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 634
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,038
Median home value: $129,700
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 340
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

644634

Median household income

$34,375$44,038

Median home value

$118,200$129,700

Median gross rent

$650$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	644	$34,375	$118,200	$650
2020	607	$34,844	$121,900	$573
2021	578	$36,167	$117,600	$606
2022	634	$40,000	$142,000	$731
2023	634	$44,038	$129,700	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7420.7%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	2.8%
5 to 17	111	17.5%
18 to 24	49	7.7%
25 to 34	61	9.6%
35 to 44	58	9.1%
45 to 54	41	6.5%
55 to 64	98	15.5%
65 to 74	131	20.7%
75 and over	67	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	576	90.9%
Black or African American	14	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	12.5%
High school graduate	183	40.1%
Some college or associate's	150	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	44	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone63.9%

Carpooled20.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	124	63.9%
Carpooled	39	20.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	6.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	9.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	98	55.7%
15 to 29 min	52	29.5%
30 to 44 min	4	2.3%
45 to 59 min	7	4.0%
60+ min	15	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 12.1% (77 of 634)

	Count	Share
Family households	186	65.0%
Nonfamily households	100	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	286	84.1%
Vacant	54	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	208	72.7%
Renter-occupied	78	27.3%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other39.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	134	39.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0854935
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2667, -108.5487