Chaffee

County in Colorado

County

The population development of Chaffee.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Chaffee	County	12,684	16,242	17,809	19,476	20,780	→
Colorado	State	3,294,394	4,301,261	5,029,196	5,775,324	5,957,493

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Chaffee.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Buena Vista	Town	Chaffee	1,821	2,225	2,582	2,851	3,127	→
Poncha Springs	Town	Chaffee	264	503	726	933	1,358	→
Salida	City	Chaffee	4,833	5,530	5,257	5,686	6,007	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	10,250
Females	9,226

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	3,005
18-64 years	11,266
65+ years	5,205

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	955
70-79 years	2,442
60-69 years	3,498
50-59 years	2,655
40-49 years	2,436
30-39 years	2,633
20-29 years	1,623
10-19 years	1,691
0-9 years	1,543

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	8,485
Urban	10,991

»Race« (C 2020)
White	16,693
Black/African American	296
Indigenous	185
Asian	137
Pacific Islander	13
Some other	782
2 or more	1,370

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	1,841
Other	17,635