Nathrop vs Poncha Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Nathrop and Poncha Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Nathrop and Poncha Springs are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Poncha Springs has the higher population (842 vs 111 in Nathrop). Poncha Springs has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $28,514 in Nathrop). Since 2019, Poncha Springs's population has grown faster (+38.7% vs -53.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
Population	111	842
Median age	63.0 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$28,514	$94,028
Median home value	—	$475,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,188
Housing units	203	529
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	31.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
Population	240 → 111 (-53.8%)	607 → 842 (+38.7%)
Median household income	$48,902 → $28,514 (-41.7%)	$38,021 → $94,028 (+147.3%)
Median home value	$218,400 → $263,800 (+20.8%)	$267,000 → $475,600 (+78.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$828 → $1,188 (+43.5%)

Nathrop

Population

240111

Median household income

$48,902$28,514

Median home value

$218,400$263,800

Poncha Springs

Population

607842

Median household income

$38,021$94,028

Median home value

$267,000$475,600

Median gross rent

$828$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	4.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.2%
25 to 34	38.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	23.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	21.5%
55 to 64	26.1%	19.6%
65 to 74	35.1%	13.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.3%	9.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
Drove alone	61.9%	74.0%
Carpooled	38.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
1-unit, detached	35.0%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Nathrop	Poncha Springs
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.1%
Average household size	1.21	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	—	13
Median year structure built	2002	2001