Leadville, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

2,620

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.4

1.29% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.5%

40.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,350

2.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$447,600

Population & Diversity

Leadville, CO is home to a population of 2.62k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.16% of Leadville, CO residents were born outside of the country (109 people).

In 2024, there were 6.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.63k people) in Leadville, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 249 White (Hispanic) and 201 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Leadville, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leadville, CO was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Leadville, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leadville, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.63k ± 277
White (Hispanic)
249 ± 210
Other (Hispanic)
201 ± 151

28.4%

Hispanic Population

744 people

28.4% of the people in Leadville, CO are hispanic (744 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leadville, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

4.16%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

109 people

2.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

As of 2024, 4.16% of Leadville, CO residents (109 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Leadville, CO was 2.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Leadville, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
60 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 37
Vietnam
23 ± 33

Leadville, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Leadville, CO.

Economy

The economy of Leadville, CO employs 1.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leadville, CO were Educational Services (281 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (166 people), and Retail Trade (165 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,250), Information ($84,792), and Public Administration ($78,667).

Employment

Occupations

1.83k

2024 Value

± 362

−1.4%

1 Year decline

± 28.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leadville, CO declined at a rate of −1.4%, from 1.85k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leadville, CO, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (219 people), Sales & Related Occupations (214 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (153 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leadville, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.83k

2024 Value

± 362

−1.4%

1 Year decline

± 28.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leadville, CO declined at a rate of −1.4%, from 1.85k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leadville, CO, are Educational Services (281 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (166 people), and Retail Trade (165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leadville, CO, though some of these residents may live in Leadville, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,023

Median earning men ± $5,658

$41,997

Median earning women ± $14,496

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($99,129), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,543), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,422).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,667), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,361), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($40,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leadville, CO was $447,600 in 2024, which is 1.35 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $374,700 to $447,600, a 19.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Leadville, CO is 68.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leadville, CO have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leadville, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$447,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,896

$818

Median Property Taxes

±$228

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Leadville, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Leadville, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.1%

Homeownership

2024

46%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.1% of the housing units in Leadville, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leadville, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,350

Median Household Income

± $36,202

1.2k

Number of Households

± 300

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.2k households in Leadville, CO grew to $86,350 from the previous year's value of $83,875.

The following chart displays the households in Leadville, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leadville, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.2%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)
Bicycle (9.66%)

In 2024, 59.2% of workers in Leadville, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.8%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (9.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leadville, CO have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in Leadville, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Leadville, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leadville, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leadville, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leadville, CO (349 out of 2.58k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leadville, CO is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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