Matheson vs Simla

A side-by-side comparison of Matheson and Simla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Simla has the higher population (576 vs 20 in Matheson). Matheson has the higher median home value ($370,000 vs $210,300 in Simla). Since 2019, Matheson's population has grown faster (-4.8% vs -17.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Matheson	Simla
Population	20	576
Median age	72.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$117,188	—
Median home value	$370,000	$210,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,141
Housing units	20	273
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	57.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matheson	Simla
Population	21 → 20 (-4.8%)	698 → 576 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$54,250 → $117,188 (+116.0%)	$45,227 → $41,625 (-8.0%)
Median home value	$418,800 → $370,000 (-11.7%)	$145,800 → $210,300 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$748 → $1,141 (+52.5%)

Matheson

Population

2120

Median household income

$54,250$117,188

Median home value

$418,800$370,000

Simla

Population

698576

Median household income

$45,227$41,625

Median home value

$145,800$210,300

Median gross rent

$748$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Matheson	Simla
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	25.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	45.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	25.0%	6.1%
75 and over	30.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matheson	Simla
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matheson	Simla
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	25.0%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	40.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matheson	Simla
Drove alone	100.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matheson	Simla
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Matheson	Simla
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.0%
Average household size	1.18	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1938	1943