Center vs Saguache

A side-by-side comparison of Center and Saguache: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Center has the higher population (2,312 vs 554 in Saguache). Saguache has the higher median household income ($54,609 vs $50,057 in Center). Center has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $112,000 in Saguache).

Population, income & housing

	Center	Saguache
Population	2,312	554
Median age	36.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,057	$54,609
Median home value	$115,600	$112,000
Median gross rent	$478	$782
Housing units	1,137	368
Homeownership rate	65.7%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center	Saguache
Population	2,207 → 2,312 (+4.8%)	455 → 554 (+21.8%)
Median household income	$32,250 → $50,057 (+55.2%)	$33,125 → $54,609 (+64.9%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $115,600 (+46.1%)	$133,700 → $112,000 (-16.2%)
Median gross rent	$434 → $478 (+10.1%)	$578 → $782 (+35.3%)

Center

Population

2,2072,312

Median household income

$32,250$50,057

Median home value

$79,100$115,600

Median gross rent

$434$478

Saguache

Population

455554

Median household income

$33,125$54,609

Median home value

$133,700$112,000

Median gross rent

$578$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center	Saguache
Under 5	10.3%	0.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	16.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	21.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	2.2%
75 and over	4.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center	Saguache
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	46.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.6%	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center	Saguache
No high school diploma	26.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	24.1%	55.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center	Saguache
Drove alone	64.7%	65.0%
Carpooled	29.7%	18.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	16.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center	Saguache
1-unit, detached	68.4%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Center	Saguache
Poverty rate	26.0%	3.4%
Average household size	2.25	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1972	1976