2024 population: 169,866 ( 1,704 from 2020)
Land area: 2386.6 square miles
Population density: 71.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	87,358	51.43%	2.2%
Black:	3,679	2.17%	17.4%
Indian:	1,196	0.70%	1.6%
Asian:	1,960	1.15%	16.0%
2+ races:	3,203	1.89%	12.7%
Hispanic:	72,470	42.66%	3.5%

Total non-White:	82,508	48.57%	4.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,225	10.7
Deaths:	9,844	14.6
Net Migration:	3,654	5.4
Net Immigration:	628	0.9

Change in White population:	-1,955	-1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,659	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
168,162
89,313	53.11%
3,133	1.86%
1,177	0.70%
1,689	1.00%
2,842	1.69%
70,008	41.63%
78,849	46.89%

2010
159,063
86,054	54.10%
2,646	1.66%
985	0.62%
1,234	0.78%
2,069	1.30%
65,811	41.37%
73,009	45.90%

2000
141,472
81,624	57.70%
2,391	1.69%
917	0.65%
905	0.64%
1,706	1.21%
53,710	37.97%
59,848	42.30%

1990
123,051
75,572	61.42%
1,933	1.57%
688	0.56%
891	0.72%
n/a
43,967	35.73%
47,479	38.58%

1980
125,972
81,010	64.31%
2,255	1.79%
376	0.30%
590	0.47%
n/a
41,613	33.03%
44,962	35.69%

1970
118,238
79,041	66.85%
1,482	1.25%
126	0.11%
147	0.12%
n/a
37,088	31.37%
39,197	33.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,214	10.8
15,797	9.9
7,580	4.8
458	0.3

3,259	2.0
5,840	3.7

Number	Rate
2000's
18,954	13.4
13,894	9.8
10,112	7.1
1,414	1.0

4,430	3.1
13,161	9.3

Number	Rate
1990's
18,168	14.8
13,060	10.6
9,936	8.1
571	0.5

6,052	4.9
12,369	10.1

Number	Rate
1980's
18,588	14.8
11,240	8.9
-10,038	-8.0
n/a

-5,438	-4.3
2,517	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,151	-2.7
n/a

1,969	1.7
5,765	4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.8
37,327	11.0%
132,539	78.0%
31,753	9.4%

67,090
2.43

41,479	61.8%
28,285	68.2%
4,799	11.6%
25,611	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
38,915	24.5%
120,148	75.5%
24,346	15.3%

62,972
2.46

41,307	65.6%
28,505	69.0%
5,095	12.3%
21,665	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
36,225	25.6%
105,247	74.4%
21,624	15.3%

54,618
2.51

37,624	68.9%
27,857	74.0%
4,294	11.4%
16,994	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
32,483	26.4%
90,568	73.6%
18,568	15.1%

47,241
2.54

33,574	71.1%
25,632	76.3%
4,082	12.2%
13,667	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
36,813	29.2%
89,159	70.8%
14,481	11.5%

45,239
2.73

33,686	74.5%
28,103	83.4%
2,987	8.9%
11,553	25.5%

2022 Housing Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,316	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,803	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,653	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,859	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,719	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,967	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,487	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,514	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,970	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,507	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,567	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,634	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,036	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,092	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,758	5.6%
$200,000 or more	3,208	4.8%

Median Household Income	59,436
Per Capita Income	31,513

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,648	8.4%
Public Assistance	3,455	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,142	21.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	36,950	63.9%
Unemployed	2,216	3.8%
In Armed Forces	243	0.4%

Total Labor Force	39,409	68.2%
Not in Labor Force	18,378	31.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,730	20,020	55.3%
Non-Profit	1,626	3,612	31.0%
Self-Employed	3,615	2,363	60.5%

Local Government	2,477	3,653	40.4%
State Government	3,109	2,611	54.4%
Federal Government	1,717	641	72.8%

Total Private + Self	28,345	22,383	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,929	10,517	45.9%
Total	37,274	32,900	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,676	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,631	20.8%
Professional, Technical	14,896	21.2%
Service Occupations	15,413	21.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	269	0.4%
All others	16,811	23.9%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,355	19.0%
Retail trade	9,134	13.0%
Educational services	6,218	8.8%
Public administration	5,479	7.8%
Construction	5,221	7.4%
Manufacturing	5,194	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	4,706	6.7%
Other services	3,511	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,492	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,378	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,815	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,675	2.4%
Finance and insurance	1,369	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,252	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,022	1.5%
Utilities	845	1.2%
Information	806	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	683	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	177	0.3%
Management	95	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	47,414	28.20%
Puerto Rican	1,643	0.98%
Cuban	373	0.22%
Dominican	47	0.03%

Total Central American	736	0.44%
Costa Rican	128	0.08%
Guatemalan	106	0.06%
Honduran	128	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	103	0.06%
Salvadoran	271	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	483	0.29%
Argentinean	214	0.13%
Bolivian	23	0.01%
Chilean	49	0.03%
Colombian	74	0.04%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	101	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	16	0.01%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	22,661	13.48%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	388	0.23%
Korean	221	0.13%
Japanese	201	0.12%
Indian	188	0.11%
Chinese	150	0.09%
Vietnamese	65	0.04%
Singaporean	39	0.02%
Thai	30	0.02%
Bangladeshi	11	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	140,464	88.4%
Spanish	16,550	10.4%
German, other Germanic	324	0.2%
Other Indo-European	253	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	234	0.1%
Other	223	0.1%
Tagalog	204	0.1%
Other Asian	191	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	178	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	22,258	13.2%
Irish	14,710	8.7%
English	13,016	7.7%
Italian	10,836	6.4%
American	5,234	3.1%
French	3,184	1.9%
European	2,581	1.5%
Polish	2,261	1.3%
Scottish	2,133	1.3%
Swedish	1,960	1.2%
Norwegian	1,724	1.0%
Dutch	1,560	0.9%
Slovene	1,477	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,413	0.8%
Danish	723	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	164,647	97.9%
Not a citizen	3,488	2.1%

Native	161,955	96.3%
Foreign-born	6,180	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,000	3.4%	7,554	6.5%	34,213	29.5%	42,279	36.5%	18,044	15.6%	9,864	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,000	3.4%
9-12 Years	7,554	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,213	29.5%
Some College	42,279	36.5%
Bach. Degree	18,044	15.6%
Grad Degree	9,864	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	105,154	97,602	7,552	7.2%
1991	105,252	96,942	8,310	7.9%
1992	106,330	96,240	10,090	9.5%
1993	107,438	98,408	9,030	8.4%
1994	111,550	105,144	6,406	5.7%
1995	115,880	109,198	6,682	5.8%
1996	117,480	110,582	6,898	5.9%
1997	121,126	115,208	5,918	4.9%
1998	127,788	118,586	9,202	7.2%
1999	124,290	118,094	6,196	5.0%

2000	127,830	122,840	4,990	3.9%
2001	128,496	121,848	6,648	5.2%
2002	132,562	123,116	9,446	7.1%
2003	137,556	127,286	10,270	7.5%
2004	138,684	128,336	10,348	7.5%
2005	139,126	129,584	9,542	6.9%
2006	141,804	133,928	7,876	5.6%
2007	144,844	138,096	6,748	4.7%
2008	147,526	138,524	9,002	6.1%
2009	149,820	136,580	13,240	8.8%

2010	148,478	132,294	16,184	10.9%
2011	150,092	133,684	16,408	10.9%
2012	148,602	132,512	16,090	10.8%
2013	146,540	132,332	14,208	9.7%
2014	144,546	134,020	10,526	7.3%
2015	143,314	135,510	7,804	5.4%
2016	146,116	139,428	6,688	4.6%
2017	149,012	143,052	5,960	4.0%
2018	150,566	143,754	6,812	4.5%
2019	151,600	145,634	5,966	3.9%

2020	154,710	142,074	12,636	8.2%
2021	154,704	142,366	12,338	8.0%
2022	152,896	146,128	6,768	4.4%
2023	151,464	144,758	6,706	4.4%
2024	147,398	138,750	8,648	5.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	72,364
Median Value	$238,400

Occupied	67,090	92.7%
Vacant	5,274	7.3%

Owned	44,861	66.9%
Rented	22,229	33.1%
Median Rent	$967

Single-Family Units	57,525	79.5%
Detached	54,721	75.6%
Attached	2,804	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,456	10.3%
Mobile Homes	3,797	5.2%

Pueblo, CO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Pueblo, CO Metro Area