With 35,681 people, Pueblo West is a city in Colorado. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 18,782 people. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.0% of people here.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,810, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pueblo West
What changed most since 1990
Population4,386 → 35,681(+714%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share7.7% → 29.5%(+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$192,006 → $397,000(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
Pueblo West's population equals 21% of Pueblo County's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 10% of the county's.
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)30.8%(905)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(834)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(1,055)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,937 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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Over time
Pueblo West, decade by decade
Pueblo West population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,386
$69,494
$192,006
18.1%
22.7
2000
16,899
$87,660
$241,734
24.6%
45.4
2010
29,637
$84,999
$258,655
29.0%
52.2
2020
33,086
$89,216
$286,526
28.6%
61.4
2024
35,681
$96,810
$397,000
31.7%
61.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
