With 8,286 people, Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Households here earn about 45% less than in Colorado as a whole. The foreign-born share is 3%. 21.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 17 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,273, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Trinidad
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share49.7% → 44.8%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.3% → 18.8%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$112,563 → $226,800(+101%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Las Animas County
Trinidad's population equals 57% of Las Animas County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 41% 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)10.3%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(186)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 516 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
Trinidad, decade by decade
Trinidad 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
8,580
$37,931
$112,563
12.3%
64.2
2000
9,078
$48,604
$156,662
16.8%
66.7
2010
9,096
$45,039
$174,499
18.9%
67.0
2020
8,329
$46,946
$176,594
17.2%
70.2
2024
8,286
$52,273
$226,800
18.8%
69.9
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.
