What is the population of Trinidad city?

Trinidad city has 8,309 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Trinidad city?

Median household income in Trinidad city is $50,792 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $894 a month and the median home value is $196,900, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Trinidad city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Trinidad, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Trinidad, Colorado (Trinidad, CO — Census place “Trinidad city”) is 8,309 residents, ranking #85 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $50,792, the median home is worth $196,900 and median gross rent runs $894 a month. Looking for the Trinidad Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Trinidad, CO: 81082.

Population: 8,309Trinidad city residents
Median household income: $50,792Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $196,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $894Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.7%Owner-occupied households

Trinidad ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Trinidad.

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

81082

What the numbers mean in Trinidad city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Trinidad city median would spend about 21.1% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.5% of residents and 63.7% of households own their home.

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

Trinidad city, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Trinidad city is a mid-size town in Colorado, with 8,309 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #85 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 42 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Trinidad city earn a median of $50,792 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% 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 18.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Trinidad city is valued at $196,900, 35.1% below the national figure and 57% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $894 a month, 36.4% below the national figure, or roughly $10,728 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.7% 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 Trinidad city?: Trinidad city has 8,309 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Trinidad city?: Median household income in Trinidad city is $50,792 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Trinidad city?: Median gross rent is $894 a month and the median home value is $196,900, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
Is Trinidad city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Trinidad city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Trinidad city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.