Salida vs Smeltertown

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

Salida and Smeltertown 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 127 in Smeltertown). Smeltertown has the higher median household income ($135,580 vs $69,773 in Salida). Since 2019, Salida's population has grown faster (-0.1% vs -5.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Salida	Smeltertown
Population	5,786	127
Median age	43.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,773	$135,580
Median home value	$583,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,567	—
Housing units	3,191	43
Homeownership rate	59.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.1%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salida	Smeltertown
Population	5,791 → 5,786 (-0.1%)	135 → 127 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $69,773 (+48.8%)	$77,083 → $135,580 (+75.9%)
Median home value	$328,200 → $583,400 (+77.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$970 → $1,567 (+61.5%)	—

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

Smeltertown

Population

135127

Median household income

$77,083$135,580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salida	Smeltertown
Under 5	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	36.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	44.9%
35 to 44	17.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.4%
75 and over	8.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salida	Smeltertown
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salida	Smeltertown
No high school diploma	3.7%	3.7%
High school graduate	19.4%	7.4%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salida	Smeltertown
Drove alone	52.9%	87.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	11.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	12.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salida	Smeltertown
1-unit, detached	69.6%	14.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	86.0%

Poverty & households

	Salida	Smeltertown
Poverty rate	16.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.03	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1982	1986