Colorado · PUMA · 2024 ACS PUMS
Southwest Colorado
A Census profile of the Southwest Colorado Public Use Microdata Area in Colorado, from the 2024 American Community Survey. It is home to 119,811 people, with a median household income of $84,266 and a median age of 44.6.
Cities & areas covered: Southwest Colorado.
How Southwest Colorado compares to Colorado
- Median household income here is $84,266, $12,619 below the Colorado figure of $96,885.
- The bachelor's-degree rate here is 52.7%, 4.8% above the Colorado figure of 47.9%.
- Homeownership here is 74.3%, 8.3% above the Colorado figure of 66.0%.
- The poverty rate here is 11.8%, 2.3% above the Colorado figure of 9.5%.
Southwest Colorado vs. Colorado vs. the U.S.
Every figure is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The CO and U.S. columns are the state and population-weighted national averages, for comparison.
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $84,266 | $96,885 |
| Median family income | $98,276 | $121,830 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $63,338 | $74,677 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $38,580 | $43,859 |
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 9.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 62.5% | 68.8% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.2 | 38.1 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $7,035 | $4,021 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| Mean All other income | $520 | $810 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $11 | $42 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $41,100 | $53,751 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 323.8 | 348.8 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,663 | $4,079 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $3,177 | $3,211 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $176 | $176 |
| Mean Social Security income | $4,600 | $3,289 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 52.7% | 47.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 96.1% | 93.1% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 15.7% | 13.0% |
| Business operations | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| Financial specialists | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Computer & math | 2.6% | 5.0% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| Science | 3.9% | 1.5% |
| Community & social service | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| Legal | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Education instruction | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| Arts, design & media | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| Protective service | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 5.5% | 2.6% |
| Personal care | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| Sales | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Office & admin support | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Construction | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| Production | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| Transportation & moving | 3.3% | 6.1% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 4.3% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Utilities (industry) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Construction (industry) | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| Information (industry) | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 12.8% | 15.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 13.2% | 9.3% |
| Health care (industry) | 8.8% | 10.4% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 12.3% | 10.0% |
| Other services (industry) | 5.6% | 5.0% |
| Public administration (industry) | 6.9% | 4.8% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| Private insurance | 70.7% | 70.6% |
| Public insurance | 38.3% | 32.2% |
| With a disability | 14.8% | 12.4% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 20 min | 26 min |
| Drove to work | 71.3% | 73.6% |
| Public transit to work | 0.4% | 1.7% |
| Worked from home | 17.3% | 19.8% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 30.2 | 33.3 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $500,000 | $550,000 |
| Median gross rent | $1,670 | $1,825 |
| Rent as % of income | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 74.3% | 66.0% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Median rooms | 5 | 6 |
| Median year built | 1990 | 1980 |
| Vehicles per household | 2.2 | 2 |
| No vehicle | 3.2% | 5.2% |
| Single-family detached | 68.3% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 93.6% | 94.7% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $120 | $120 |
| Median Fuel cost | $500 | $400 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $70 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.9 | 50.1 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $100 | $900 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,500 | $2,000 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,500 | $1,700 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,290 | $1,913 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $530 | $500 |
| Median Property taxes | $1,850 | $2,650 |
| Median Water cost | $600 | $600 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 119,811 | 5,957,494 |
| Average age | 44.6 | 39.2 |
| Married (15+) | 63.6% | 51.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.4% | 23.2% |
| Black | 0.3% | 3.9% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,748 | $2,419 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Southwest Colorado — FAQ
What is the population of the Southwest Colorado PUMA?+
The Southwest Colorado PUMA in Colorado has a population of 119,811, per the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS.
What is the median household income in Southwest Colorado, CO?+
Median household income in the Southwest Colorado PUMA is $84,266, compared with $96,885 across Colorado and $83,310 nationally.
What cities and counties are in the Southwest Colorado PUMA?+
The Southwest Colorado PUMA covers Southwest Colorado. PUMAs are built from whole counties or, in denser areas, groups of census tracts, so one PUMA can span several places.
What is a PUMA?+
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a U.S. Census geography of roughly 100,000 or more people — the most detailed level at which ACS PUMS microdata is released. Colorado contains 45 PUMAs.
Where does this Southwest Colorado data come from?+
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample — a de-identified, weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.