Demographics of Salida city, Colorado

Salida city, Colorado had 5,985 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +268 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Salida city, in four figures

5,985
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,861 ±17.; +4.7%
Change since July 2020: +268 people.; 44.1 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,045 ±$12,816
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Salida city, Colorado's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salida city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Salida city, Colorado's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salida city, 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	5,717	100.0	100.0
2021	5,828	101.9	100.2
2022	5,866	102.6	100.7
2023	5,908	103.3	101.6
2024	6,010	105.1	102.5
2025	5,985	104.7	103.1

Population of Salida city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,717	—
2021	5,828	+111
2022	5,866	+38
2023	5,908	+42
2024	6,010	+102
2025	5,985	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±4.1: for men 45.3 ±5.6 and for women 42.9 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salida city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	129 to 383	2.2% to 6.5%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	738 ±210	12.6% ±3.6	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	477 ±208	8.1% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,572 ±330	26.8% ±5.6	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,457 ±302	24.9% ±5.1	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,361 ±251	23.2% ±4.3	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,045 ±$12,816, and income per person $49,277 ±$6,094, 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 Salida city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	382 ±145	13.6% ±5.0	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	630 ±227	22.4% ±7.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	512 ±172	18.2% ±6.0	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	296 ±133	10.5% ±4.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	415 ±145	14.8% ±5.0	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	271 ±121	9.6% ±4.2	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	305 ±124	10.9% ±4.3	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 Salida city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	636 ±281	11.1% ±4.9	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	46 to 228	5.7% to 21.9%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	175 to 579	5.9% to 18.9%	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	46 to 198	2.9% to 11.3%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salida city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salida city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	3,131 ±323	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.8% ±11.7	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% to 15.7%	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.4% ±6.8	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.6% ±7.0	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$648,500 ±$42,907	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,292 ±$301	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±13	1988 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Salida city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	605 ±202	10.3% ±3.4	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,796 ±225	81.8% ±3.8	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 1.5%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	407 ±123	6.9% ±2.1	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 Salida city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	2,176 ±270	37.1% ±4.6	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,475 ±288	59.3% ±4.9	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 225	0.1% to 3.8%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24 to 164	0.4% to 2.8%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 111	0.2% to 1.9%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 74	0% to 1.3%	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%.

Salida city among the places of Colorado

105th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Salida city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cherry Hills Village city	6,354 ±20
Sheridan city	6,005 ±27
Avon town	5,972 ±12
Mead town	5,919 ±23
Eaton town	5,867 ±19
Salida city	5,861 ±17
Estes Park town	5,844 ±41
Battlement Mesa CDP	5,755 ±739
Meridian CDP	5,634 ±773
Shaw Heights CDP	5,565 ±1,161
Stratmoor CDP	5,412 ±864

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 6 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 22 Places in Colorado by median home value
No. 31 Places in Colorado by per capita income
No. 44 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 58 Places in Colorado by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026