What is the population of Leadville city?

Leadville city has 2,634 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #155 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Leadville city?

Median household income in Leadville city is $83,875 a year, 6.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Leadville city?

Median gross rent is $1,651 a month and the median home value is $374,700, so rent absorbs about 23.6% of median household income.

Is Leadville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Leadville city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Leadville, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Leadville, Colorado (Leadville, CO — Census place “Leadville city”) is 2,634 residents, ranking #155 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $83,875, the median home is worth $374,700 and median gross rent runs $1,651 a month. Looking for the Leadville Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Leadville, CO: 80461.

Population: 2,634Leadville city residents
Median household income: $83,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $374,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,651Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 72.2%Owner-occupied households

Leadville ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Leadville.

The Leadville CO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

80461

What the numbers mean in Leadville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Leadville city median would spend about 23.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 72.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Leadville city, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Leadville city is a small town in Colorado, with 2,634 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #155 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 67% of them. The median age here is 38.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Leadville city earn a median of $83,875 a year, 6.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Leadville city is valued at $374,700, 23.5% above the national figure and 17% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,651 a month, 17.4% above the national figure, or roughly $19,812 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 72.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Leadville city?: Leadville city has 2,634 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #155 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Leadville city?: Median household income in Leadville city is $83,875 a year, 6.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Leadville city?: Median gross rent is $1,651 a month and the median home value is $374,700, so rent absorbs about 23.6% of median household income.
Is Leadville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Leadville city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Leadville city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.