The Pinery is a city of 11,871 people in Colorado. Households here earn about 104% more than in Colorado as a whole. 96% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $194,446 a year at the median, 136% more than the country as a whole. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $791,100.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $194,446, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about The Pinery
What changed most since 1990
Population4,885 → 11,871(+143%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$352,810 → $791,100(+124%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree52.3% → 60.6%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
The Pinery's population equals 3.1% of Douglas County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.9% 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)35.2%(287)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.1%(319)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.8%(202)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 816 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
The Pinery, decade by decade
The Pinery 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
4,885
$163,990
$352,810
52.3%
15.7
2000
7,253
$191,614
$514,618
54.1%
13.6
2010
10,517
$171,153
$545,650
60.9%
25.1
2020
11,311
$154,846
$648,804
63.2%
33.8
2024
11,871
$194,446
$791,100
60.6%
45.0
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.
