CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Manassa

Colorado · 972 residents · 0.93 sq mi

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Manassa is home to 972 people in Colorado. Households here earn about 42% less than in Colorado as a whole. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $36,000. The median age is 29.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. Renters pay $216 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

972

−7%vs 2000

vs 1,042 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024932

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.6%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.5%(102)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(88)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(56)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(108)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(141)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(89)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(79)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,450

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,092 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,529

−48%vs 2000

vs $12,576 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.0%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,000

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$216

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $331 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50%(521)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino48.8%(508)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(955)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino43%(418)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other1.3%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.7%(137)

Spaniard14.3%(133)

South American5.6%(52)

Colombian5.6%(52)

Central American2.5%(23)

Honduran1.7%(16)

Puerto Rican1%(9)

Guatemalan0.8%(7)

Ancestry

English16.6%(155)

German14.2%(132)

Italian5%(47)

Scottish4.8%(45)

Danish4.7%(44)

Irish2%(19)

French1.3%(12)

Swedish1.1%(10)

Dutch0.9%(8)

Norwegian0.6%(6)

American0.4%(4)

Welsh0.4%(4)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Austrian0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest German population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.3%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married18.8%(64)

Married69.4%(236)

Widowed1.2%(4)

Divorced10.6%(36)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(64)

Married59.7%(224)

Widowed10.4%(39)

Divorced12.8%(48)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−13.8 ptssince 2013

from 23.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.6%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.3%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era71.9%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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