Pueblo West, CO

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2021 Population

32,991

0.454% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

39.5

0.509% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

7.91%

5.38% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$75,286

2.28% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$262,900

11.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Pueblo West, CO had a population of 33k people with a median age of 39.5 and a median household income of $75,286. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Pueblo West, CO grew from 32,842 to 32,991, a 0.454% increase and its median household income grew from $73,608 to $75,286, a 2.28% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pueblo West, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.3%), White (Hispanic) (22.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.47%), Other (Hispanic) (2.46%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.39%).

None of the households in Pueblo West, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Pueblo West, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Pueblo West, CO was $262,900, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Pueblo West, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Pueblo West, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pueblo West, CO is home to a population of 33k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Pueblo West, CO residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2021, there were 2.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.2k people) in Pueblo West, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.55k White (Hispanic) and 1.48k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%

2021 Citizenship

98.6%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.5% of Pueblo West, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Pueblo West, CO was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pueblo West, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.2k ± 1.18k
White (Hispanic)
7.55k ± 1.19k
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.48k ± 411

30.7%

Hispanic Population

10.1k people

30.7% of the people in Pueblo West, CO are hispanic (10.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pueblo West, CO as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
952 ± 166
Gulf War (2001-)
700 ± 176
Gulf War (1990s)
664 ± 172

Pueblo West, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pueblo West, CO employs 14.9k people. The largest industries in Pueblo West, CO are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,778 people), Retail Trade (1,790 people), and Manufacturing (1,566 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($84,010), Utilities ($76,250), and Wholesale Trade ($73,846).

Employment

Occupations

14.9k

2021 Value

± 905

−1.5%

1 Year decline

± 8.53%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Pueblo West, CO declined at a rate of −1.5%, from 15.2k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pueblo West, CO, are Management Occupations (1,639 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,545 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,508 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pueblo West, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.9k

2021 Value

± 905

−1.5%

1 Year decline

± 8.53%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Pueblo West, CO declined at a rate of −1.5%, from 15.2k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pueblo West, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,778 people), Retail Trade (1,790 people), and Manufacturing (1,566 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pueblo West, CO, though some of these residents may live in Pueblo West, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,833

Median earning men ± $3,436

$36,033

Median earning women ± $4,189

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,573), Wholesale Trade ($74,135), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,294).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($56,607), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,432), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,339).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Mixed freight
$23.8B
Coal-n.e.c.
$17.7B
Machinery
$15.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $23.8B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($17.7B) and Machinery ($15.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Colorado products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$207B

2020 Value in Colorado

$434B

Projected 2050 Value in Colorado

110% growth

In 2020, total outbound Colorado trade was $207B. This is expected to increase 110% to $434B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Colorado trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$9.69B
Texas
$8.1B
Wyoming
$8.09B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $9.69B, followed by Texas with $8.1B and Wyoming and $8.09B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Colorado shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pueblo West, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (55%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.6%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.83% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.785% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Bachelors Degree (1.12M), Some college (999k), and High School or Equivalent (988k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pueblo West, CO was $262,900 in 2021, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $236,400 to $262,900, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Pueblo West, CO is 84.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Pueblo West, CO have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pueblo West, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pueblo West, CO is $75,286. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Pueblo West, CO was Census Tract 29.11 with a value of $87,917, followed by Census Tract 29.13 and Census Tract 29.06, with respective values of $85,208 and $80,947.

Property

$262,900

Median Property Value 2021

±$9,336

$9,698

Median Property Taxes

±$639

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 Pueblo West, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.3%

Homeownership

2021

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 84.3% of the housing units in Pueblo West, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 29.11
Census Tract 29.13
Census Tract 29.06

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pueblo West, CO was Census Tract 29.11 with a value of $87,917, followed by Census Tract 29.13 and Census Tract 29.06, with respective values of $85,208 and $80,947.

The following map shows all of the places in Pueblo West, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$75,286

Median Household Income

± $5,863

11.5k

Number of Households

± 746

In 2021, the median household income of the 11.5k households in Pueblo West, CO grew to $75,286 from the previous year's value of $73,608.

The following chart displays the households in Pueblo West, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.467

2020 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2021, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2021

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Carpooled (9.81%)
Worked At Home (6.73%)

In 2021, 82.5% of workers in Pueblo West, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.81%) and those who worked at home (6.73%).

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

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pueblo West, CO have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.18% of the workforce in Pueblo West, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pueblo West, CO (2.6k out of 32.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pueblo West, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

94.8% of the population of Pueblo West, CO has health coverage, with 50.6% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 2.82% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pueblo County, CO see 1427 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.93% decrease from the previous year (1470 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1451 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 180 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,427 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pueblo County, CO

Primary care physicians in Pueblo County, CO see an average of 1,427 patients per year. This represents a 2.93% decrease from the previous year (1,470 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pueblo County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.24%

Uninsured

50.6%

Employer Coverage

16%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

2.82%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pueblo West, CO grew by 2.55% from 5.11% to 5.24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pueblo West, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.