Hotchkiss vs Paonia

A side-by-side comparison of Hotchkiss and Paonia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Paonia has the higher population (1,454 vs 1,147 in Hotchkiss). Hotchkiss has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $52,466 in Paonia). Paonia has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $265,500 in Hotchkiss).

Population, income & housing

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
Population	1,147	1,454
Median age	43.2 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$52,466
Median home value	$265,500	$301,300
Median gross rent	$1,147	$799
Housing units	431	917
Homeownership rate	78.1%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
Population	890 → 1,147 (+28.9%)	1,300 → 1,454 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $58,125 (+69.1%)	$41,683 → $52,466 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $265,500 (+68.8%)	$191,000 → $301,300 (+57.7%)
Median gross rent	$889 → $1,147 (+29.0%)	$734 → $799 (+8.9%)

Hotchkiss

Population

8901,147

Median household income

$34,375$58,125

Median home value

$157,300$265,500

Median gross rent

$889$1,147

Paonia

Population

1,3001,454

Median household income

$41,683$52,466

Median home value

$191,000$301,300

Median gross rent

$734$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
Under 5	7.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	1.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	15.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	21.5%
75 and over	12.6%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	37.2%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
Drove alone	76.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.2%	20.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
1-unit, detached	74.5%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Hotchkiss	Paonia
Poverty rate	15.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.83	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	24	14
Median year structure built	1978	1971