Buena Vista vs Salida

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Salida: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Salida are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salida has the higher population (5,786 vs 2,966 in Buena Vista). Salida has the higher median household income ($69,773 vs $58,409 in Buena Vista). Salida has the higher median home value ($583,400 vs $495,800 in Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Salida
Population	2,966	5,786
Median age	33.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,409	$69,773
Median home value	$495,800	$583,400
Median gross rent	$1,519	$1,567
Housing units	1,517	3,191
Homeownership rate	43.1%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Salida
Population	2,782 → 2,966 (+6.6%)	5,791 → 5,786 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$44,104 → $58,409 (+32.4%)	$46,875 → $69,773 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $495,800 (+107.7%)	$328,200 → $583,400 (+77.8%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $1,519 (+142.3%)	$970 → $1,567 (+61.5%)

Buena Vista

Population

2,7822,966

Median household income

$44,104$58,409

Median home value

$238,700$495,800

Median gross rent

$627$1,519

Salida

Population

5,7915,786

Median household income

$46,875$69,773

Median home value

$328,200$583,400

Median gross rent

$970$1,567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Salida
Under 5	2.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	17.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	4.3%	11.5%
75 and over	2.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Salida
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Salida
No high school diploma	4.6%	3.7%
High school graduate	29.2%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Salida
Drove alone	72.6%	52.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	5.6%
Bicycle	2.0%	11.6%
Worked from home	12.8%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Salida
1-unit, detached	77.1%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	5.5%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Salida
Poverty rate	9.6%	16.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	11	18
Median year structure built	1990	1982