What is the population of Pueblo city?

Pueblo city has 111,514 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Pueblo city?

Median household income in Pueblo city is $55,305 a year, 29.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,020 a month and the median home value is $230,900, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pueblo city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Pueblo, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Pueblo, Colorado (Pueblo, CO — Census place “Pueblo city”) is 111,514 residents, ranking #9 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $55,305, the median home is worth $230,900 and median gross rent runs $1,020 a month. Looking for the Pueblo Colorado ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Pueblo, CO: 81001, 81003.

Population: 111,514Pueblo city residents
Median household income: $55,305Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $230,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,020Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 60.8%Owner-occupied households

Pueblo ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pueblo.

The Pueblo CO ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Pueblo city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Pueblo city median would spend about 22.1% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 60.8% of households own their home.

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

Pueblo city, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Pueblo city is a mid-size city in Colorado, with 111,514 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #9 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Pueblo city earn a median of $55,305 a year, 29.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% below the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 19.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Pueblo city is valued at $230,900, 23.9% below the national figure and 49% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,020 a month, 27.5% below the national figure, or roughly $12,240 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.1% 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 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 60.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Pueblo city?: Pueblo city has 111,514 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Pueblo city?: Median household income in Pueblo city is $55,305 a year, 29.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pueblo city?: Median gross rent is $1,020 a month and the median home value is $230,900, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.
Is Pueblo city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pueblo city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Pueblo city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.