Pagosa Springs, Colorado demographics

Pagosa Springs, CO demographics: median age 37.3; 23.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pagosa Springs town, Colorado · Incorporated town · GEOID 0856860. The survey estimates a population of 2,090 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pagosa Springs is 37.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.3 years. There are 775 households (±179). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.3 ±5.3	37.7 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Under 18	548 ±153	26.2% ±4.4 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	456 ±145	21.8% ±5.0 pp	24.8%	22.8%
35–64	752 ±189	36.0% ±4.1 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	334 ±112	16.0% ±4.0 pp	15.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Male	1,034 ±273	49.5% ±7.0 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	1,056 ±277	50.5% ±6.9 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
White alone	1,029 ±337	49.2% ±11.8 pp	70.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	162 ±156 · low precision	7.8% ±7.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	8 ±19 · low precision	0.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	747 ±262	35.7% ±9.7 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	141 ±110 · low precision	6.7% ±5.0 pp · low precision	14.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,042 ±320	49.9% ±10.5 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,048 ±295	50.1% ±8.6 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 775
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Married-couple family	286 ±112	36.9% ±11.7 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	64 ±53 · low precision	8.3% ±6.6 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	143 ±76 · low precision	18.5% ±8.8 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	229 ±88	29.5% ±9.1 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	53 ±54 · low precision	6.8% ±6.8 pp · low precision	9.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 775
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Households with people under 18	301 ±121	38.8% ±12.8 pp	28.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	474 ±123	61.2% ±7.2 pp	71.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 775
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	229 ±88	29.5% ±9.1 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	242 ±89	31.2% ±8.9 pp	36.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	75 ±57 · low precision	9.7% ±7.0 pp · low precision	14.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	148 ±83 · low precision	19.1% ±9.8 pp · low precision	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	35 ±56 · low precision	4.5% ±7.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	15 ±27 · low precision	1.9% ±3.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	31 ±44 · low precision	4.0% ±5.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Native	1,933 ±453	92.5% ±6.5 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	157 ±97 · low precision	7.5% ±4.3 pp · low precision	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
English only	1,611 ±392	83.2% ±7.6 pp	83.8%	77.7%
Spanish	311 ±141	16.1% ±6.3 pp	11.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3 ±4 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±16 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	124 ±88 · low precision	9.1% ±6.1 pp · low precision	7.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	455 ±139	33.4% ±6.5 pp	19.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	379 ±182	27.8% ±11.7 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	84 ±78 · low precision	6.2% ±5.5 pp · low precision	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	192 ±80	14.1% ±4.8 pp	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	127 ±65 · low precision	9.3% ±4.2 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Same house	1,955 ±445	94.5% ±3.9 pp	84.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	74 ±66 · low precision	3.6% ±3.1 pp · low precision	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	14 ±29 · low precision	0.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	26 ±30 · low precision	1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.4% of Pagosa Springs residents (±6.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.7% in Colorado and 8.4% nationally. 84.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pagosa Springs	Colorado	U.S.	Compared with Colorado
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.4% ±6.8 pp	7.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.0% ±9.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±4.0 pp · low precision	7.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pagosa Springs . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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