Demographics of Baca County, Colorado

Baca County, Colorado had 3,347 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −131 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Baca County, in four figures

3,347
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.8%
Change since July 2020: −131 people.; 43.0 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,215 ±$8,944
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Baca County, Colorado's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Baca County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Baca County, Colorado's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baca County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	3,478	100.0	100.0
2021	3,491	100.4	100.2
2022	3,430	98.6	100.7
2023	3,375	97.0	101.6
2024	3,386	97.4	102.5
2025	3,347	96.2	103.1

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Population of Baca County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,478	−28	−15	0	−13
2021	3,491	+13	−35	+1	+45
2022	3,430	−61	−45	+7	−20
2023	3,375	−55	−9	+10	−58
2024	3,386	+11	−22	+12	+20
2025	3,347	−39	−18	+12	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±1.8: for men 40.2 ±1.0 and for women 48.1 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baca County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	176 ±19	5.1% ±0.5	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	592 ±72	17.3% ±2.1	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	150 ±40	4.4% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	843 ±82	24.6% ±2.4	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	783 ±83	22.8% ±2.4	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	884 ±108	25.8% ±3.1	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,215 ±$8,944, and income per person $30,779 ±$2,858, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Baca County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	531 ±95	32.0% ±5.6	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	356 ±79	21.5% ±4.7	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	276 ±66	16.7% ±3.9	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	126 ±36	7.6% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	276 ±69	16.7% ±4.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	40 ±18	2.4% ±1.1	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	52 ±23	3.1% ±1.4	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Baca County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	822 ±173	24.6% ±5.2	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	211 ±85	27.9% ±10.4	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	367 ±87	23.4% ±5.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	244 ±68	24.0% ±6.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baca County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baca County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	1,983 ±19	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±3.2	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±3.5	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±5.0	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±5.0	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,900 ±$28,166	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$592 ±$81	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Baca County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	375 ±0	10.9% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,839 ±16	82.8% ±0.5	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 1.0%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	35 to 141	1.0% to 4.1%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	49 to 151	1.4% to 4.4%	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Baca County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	1,740 ±130	50.8% ±3.8	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,459 ±129	42.6% ±3.8	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 95	0.5% to 2.8%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	173 ±79	5.0% ±2.3	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 87	0.7% to 2.5%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	51 to 185	1.5% to 5.4%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Baca County among the counties of Colorado

56th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Baca County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Custer County	5,590	+18.3%
Ouray County	5,265	+7.9%
Washington County	4,732	−1.6%
Phillips County	4,420	−2.4%
Costilla County	3,679	+5.1%
Baca County	3,347	−3.8%
Dolores County	2,466	+5.8%
Sedgwick County	2,247	−6.0%
Cheyenne County	1,713	−1.9%
Kiowa County	1,412	−2.8%
Jackson County	1,211	−12.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026