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 County, CO

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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%
300,701	89.0%
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 County, CO

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 state	78
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	52,577	48,801	3,776	7.2%	5.1%
1991	52,626	48,471	4,155	7.9%	5.3%
1992	53,165	48,120	5,045	9.5%	6.1%
1993	53,719	49,204	4,515	8.4%	5.4%
1994	55,775	52,572	3,203	5.7%	4.2%
1995	57,940	54,599	3,341	5.8%	4.0%
1996	58,740	55,291	3,449	5.9%	4.2%
1997	60,563	57,604	2,959	4.9%	3.4%
1998	63,894	59,293	4,601	7.2%	3.6%
1999	62,145	59,047	3,098	5.0%	3.0%

2000	63,915	61,420	2,495	3.9%	2.7%
2001	64,248	60,924	3,324	5.2%	3.8%
2002	66,281	61,558	4,723	7.1%	5.7%
2003	68,778	63,643	5,135	7.5%	6.1%
2004	69,342	64,168	5,174	7.5%	5.6%
2005	69,563	64,792	4,771	6.9%	5.1%
2006	70,902	66,964	3,938	5.6%	4.2%
2007	72,422	69,048	3,374	4.7%	3.7%
2008	73,763	69,262	4,501	6.1%	4.9%
2009	74,910	68,290	6,620	8.8%	7.9%

2010	74,239	66,147	8,092	10.9%	9.2%
2011	75,046	66,842	8,204	10.9%	8.7%
2012	74,301	66,256	8,045	10.8%	8.0%
2013	73,270	66,166	7,104	9.7%	6.7%
2014	72,273	67,010	5,263	7.3%	5.0%
2015	71,657	67,755	3,902	5.4%	3.7%
2016	73,058	69,714	3,344	4.6%	3.1%
2017	74,506	71,526	2,980	4.0%	2.6%
2018	75,283	71,877	3,406	4.5%	3.0%
2019	75,800	72,817	2,983	3.9%	2.7%

2020	77,355	71,037	6,318	8.2%	7.3%
2021	77,352	71,183	6,169	8.0%	5.4%
2022	76,448	73,064	3,384	4.4%	3.0%
2023	75,732	72,379	3,353	4.4%	3.2%
2024	73,699	69,375	4,324	5.9%	4.3%

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 County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pueblo County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Pueblo County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pueblo County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pueblo County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pueblo County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Pueblo County, CO