Blende

Population: 646
Median household income: $50,385
Median home value: $240,700

Blende, a community in Pueblo County, Colorado, has 646 residents. The median household income of $50,385 is below the Pueblo County median ($62,250).

Between 2019 and 2023, Blende's population declined 26.5% from 879 to 646, while its median home value rose 56.9% from $153,400 to $240,700.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 57.4% of the population. 84.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 646
Median age: 55.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,385
Median home value: $240,700
Median gross rent: $1,479
Housing units: 346
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

879646

Median household income

$40,469$50,385

Median home value

$153,400$240,700

Median gross rent

$790$1,479

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	879	$40,469	$153,400	$790
2020	802	$52,181	$183,400	$791
2021	660	$54,335	$190,200	$844
2022	663	$58,750	$234,500	$854
2023	646	$50,385	$240,700	$1,479

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 342.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6421.2%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	1.7%
5 to 17	123	19.0%
18 to 24	11	1.7%
25 to 34	19	2.9%
35 to 44	88	13.6%
45 to 54	48	7.4%
55 to 64	137	21.2%
65 to 74	122	18.9%
75 and over	87	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	256	39.6%
Black or African American	19	2.9%
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)	371	57.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's48.7%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	7.2%
High school graduate	92	18.4%
Some college or associate's	244	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	81	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	48	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	206	84.4%
Carpooled	10	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	31.0%
15 to 29 min	133	58.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	25	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 19.3% (125 of 646)

	Count	Share
Family households	221	74.7%
Nonfamily households	75	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	296	85.5%
Vacant	50	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	202	68.2%
Renter-occupied	94	31.8%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	295	85.3%
1-unit, attached	6	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	13.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0807245
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2498, -104.5687