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Salida, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Salida is a Census city of 5,861 people across 2.81 square miles of land, in Chaffee County. Median household income is $70,045, 63.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salida
What Salida is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.81 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,082
- 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.
Salida
How many people live in Salida
- Population5,861
- Median age44.1
- Population under 18994 plus or minus 246
- Share under 1817.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over1,361
- Share 65 and over23.2 percent
- Households2,811
- Family households1,506
- Share of households that are families53.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salida
Income and work in Salida
- Median household income$70,045
- Per capita income$49,277
- Civilian labor force3,343
- Employed3,290
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over4,390
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salida
Housing in Salida
- Housing units3,131
- Occupied units2,811
- Vacant units320 plus or minus 174
- Vacancy rate10.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,781
- Renter occupied1,030 plus or minus 214
- Ownership rate63.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$648,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,292 plus or minus $301
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units2,286
- Share single family73.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more689 plus or minus 225
- Share in buildings of two or more22.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 87
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salida
How Salida gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,329
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,544
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more376 plus or minus 177
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone46.6 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home27.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salida
SBA loans in Salida (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$11,901,000
- Average approval$700,059
- Median approval$435,000
- Largest approval$3,740,000
- Jobs supported190
- Jobs per approval11.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.4 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salida, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Salida
SBA loans in Salida (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$4,318,000
- Average approval$539,750
- Median approval$353,500
- Largest approval$1,629,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salida, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Salida
Flood risk in Salida
- NFIP communityCity of Salida
- NFIP community number080031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/17
The City of Salida participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080031 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 Salida
Chaffee County context, not Salida 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 Salida.
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
Salida questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salida, Colorado?
5,861, in 2,811 households. Salida city covers 2.81 square miles of land, which is 2,082 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Salida 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 Salida?
$70,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $648,500. Median gross rent is $1,292 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Salida businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $11.9 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $435,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $4.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salida, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Salida borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Salida. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Salida in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Salida appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salida, city of, community 080031, 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 Salida 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 Salida.
Is zoning published for Salida?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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