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Poncha Springs, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Poncha Springs is a Census town of 959 people across 3.08 square miles of land, in Chaffee County. Median household income is $97,139, 93.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Poncha Springs
What Poncha Springs is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.08 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land311 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaChaffee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poncha Springs
How many people live in Poncha Springs
- Population959 plus or minus 319
- Median age46.4 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 1868 plus or minus 52
- Share under 187.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over160 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households559 plus or minus 183
- Family households343 plus or minus 140
- Share of households that are families61.4 percent plus or minus 15.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Poncha Springs
- Median household income$97,139 plus or minus $34,682
- Per capita income$63,796
- Civilian labor force683 plus or minus 296
- Employed683 plus or minus 296
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over890 plus or minus 301
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 44.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.5 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Poncha Springs
- Housing units626 plus or minus 180
- Occupied units559 plus or minus 183
- Vacant units67 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied520 plus or minus 182
- Renter occupied39 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate93.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$522,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,783 plus or minus $613
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Single family units605 plus or minus 193
- Share single family96.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more1.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Poncha Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute498 plus or minus 222
- Commuting under 15 minutes326 plus or minus 144
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.5 percent plus or minus 41.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home27.1 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poncha Springs
SBA loans in Poncha Springs (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,311,000
- Average approval$1,155,500
- Median approval$1,155,500
- Largest approval$1,690,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poncha Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Poncha Springs
- NFIP communityTown of Poncha Springs
- NFIP community number080220
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/17
The Town of Poncha Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080220 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chaffee County, not Poncha Springs
Chaffee County context, not Poncha Springs figures
- Establishments in Chaffee County1,076
- Covered employment, Chaffee County9,229
- Average annual pay, Chaffee County$52,718
- Housing units permitted, Chaffee County289
Every figure in this section is published for Chaffee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Poncha Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Poncha Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Poncha Springs, Colorado?
959, in 559 households. Poncha Springs town covers 3.08 square miles of land, which is 311 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Poncha Springs in?
Chaffee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Poncha Springs?
$97,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $522,900. Median gross rent is $1,783 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Poncha Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Poncha Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Poncha Springs, town of, community 080220, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Poncha Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chaffee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Poncha Springs.
Is zoning published for Poncha Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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