Poncha Springs vs Salida

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

Poncha Springs 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 842 in Poncha Springs). Poncha Springs has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $69,773 in Salida). Salida has the higher median home value ($583,400 vs $475,600 in Poncha Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Poncha Springs	Salida
Population	842	5,786
Median age	52.0 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,028	$69,773
Median home value	$475,600	$583,400
Median gross rent	$1,188	$1,567
Housing units	529	3,191
Homeownership rate	91.1%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poncha Springs	Salida
Population	607 → 842 (+38.7%)	5,791 → 5,786 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $94,028 (+147.3%)	$46,875 → $69,773 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$267,000 → $475,600 (+78.1%)	$328,200 → $583,400 (+77.8%)
Median gross rent	$828 → $1,188 (+43.5%)	$970 → $1,567 (+61.5%)

Poncha Springs

Population

607842

Median household income

$38,021$94,028

Median home value

$267,000$475,600

Median gross rent

$828$1,188

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)

	Poncha Springs	Salida
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	4.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	1.2%	5.8%
25 to 34	6.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	23.2%	17.7%
45 to 54	21.5%	14.6%
55 to 64	19.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.5%
75 and over	5.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poncha Springs	Salida
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poncha Springs	Salida
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	9.6%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	55.9%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poncha Springs	Salida
Drove alone	74.0%	52.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	11.6%
Worked from home	16.1%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poncha Springs	Salida
1-unit, detached	76.4%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Poncha Springs	Salida
Poverty rate	2.1%	16.7%
Average household size	1.78	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	13	18
Median year structure built	2001	1982