Naturita vs Nucla

A side-by-side comparison of Naturita and Nucla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nucla has the higher population (634 vs 520 in Naturita). Nucla has the higher median household income ($44,038 vs $28,021 in Naturita). Naturita has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $129,700 in Nucla).

Population, income & housing

	Naturita	Nucla
Population	520	634
Median age	53.5 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$28,021	$44,038
Median home value	$169,000	$129,700
Median gross rent	$836	$775
Housing units	268	340
Homeownership rate	79.8%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Naturita	Nucla
Population	486 → 520 (+7.0%)	644 → 634 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$35,714 → $28,021 (-21.5%)	$34,375 → $44,038 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$124,400 → $169,000 (+35.9%)	$118,200 → $129,700 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $836 (+33.8%)	$650 → $775 (+19.2%)

Naturita

Population

486520

Median household income

$35,714$28,021

Median home value

$124,400$169,000

Median gross rent

$625$836

Nucla

Population

644634

Median household income

$34,375$44,038

Median home value

$118,200$129,700

Median gross rent

$650$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Naturita	Nucla
Under 5	3.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.5%
18 to 24	1.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	6.5%
55 to 64	19.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	16.7%	20.7%
75 and over	8.3%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Naturita	Nucla
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Naturita	Nucla
No high school diploma	13.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	56.0%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Naturita	Nucla
Drove alone	93.0%	63.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Naturita	Nucla
1-unit, detached	50.7%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.3%	39.4%

Poverty & households

	Naturita	Nucla
Poverty rate	27.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1975	1972