City safety & data profile
Pueblo WestCO
Pueblo West, CO is a 30K-resident city in Pueblo County with a median household income of $96,810.
Pueblo County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Pueblo West, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Pueblo West has a population larger than 63% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $397,000, and 4 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 30K
- Population (place)
- Top 37%
- By size
- $96,810
- Median income (place)
- $397,000
- Median home (place)
- 7%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Pueblo West
Pueblo West posts a median household income higher than 66% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 4 hospitals serve the Pueblo West area.
- Top 34%
- by median income, US cities
- 4
- hospitals in & near Pueblo West
Composite score · Pueblo West, CO
53/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Pueblo West in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Pueblo West income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$96,810 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Biggest cities by headcount in CO
59 CO places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.
- Denver
Denver, CO
729,019 residents
- Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
456,568 residents
- Aurora
Aurora, CO
359,407 residents
- Fort Collins 170,924
Fort Collins, CO
170,924 residents
- Lakewood 152,597
Lakewood, CO
152,597 residents
- Thornton 133,451
Thornton, CO
133,451 residents
- Westminster 116,317
Westminster, CO
116,317 residents
- Arvada 115,368
Arvada, CO
115,368 residents
- Centennial 109,741
Centennial, CO
109,741 residents
- Pueblo 109,412
Pueblo, CO
109,412 residents
What this shows Denver tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to The Pinery instead.
Top earners by city in CO
Median household income across 59 tracked CO places. Hover a bar for its population rank.
- The Pinery
The Pinery, CO
$194,446 median
- Erie
Erie, CO
$173,349 median
- Superior
Superior, CO
$159,434 median
- Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch, CO
$159,307 median
- Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek, CO
$153,776 median
- Greenwood Village
Greenwood Village, CO
$149,029 median
- Louisville
Louisville, CO
$147,319 median
- Black Forest
Black Forest, CO
$145,460 median
- Castle Rock
Castle Rock, CO
$145,197 median
- Parker
Parker, CO
$133,369 median
What this shows The Pinery leads this pool on median income; Denver is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading Pueblo West, CO beyond the headline numbers
Pueblo West sits inside Pueblo County, Colorado, at roughly 38.35°N, -104.72°W. Population 29,637, $96,810 median household income. Median home value $397,000, median rent $1,345. Poverty rate 7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
4 hospitals in/around Pueblo West (nearest 6.2 mi away), 3.5/5 avg rating, 3 with an ER.
Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.3% in Pueblo West, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.
Public transit carries 0% of Pueblo West workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
At 7%, poverty in Pueblo West, CO runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.
Median rent in Pueblo West, CO runs $1,345/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
Remote work covers 11.6% of Pueblo West workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
A median home in Pueblo West runs about 4.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
31.7% of Pueblo West adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Unemployment in Pueblo West sits at 4.8%, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Pueblo West from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024
County-level trend (Pueblo County): Pueblo West's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economic Snapshot
What stands out most about Pueblo West's economic profile: poverty rate at 7.0%, 44% below the average across tracked places. Median rent also diverges: $1,345/mo, 13% below average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 7% -44% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 31.7% |
| Work From Home | 11.6% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
By the Numbers
Health Snapshot 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Closest Hospitals 4 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Cost of Living
BEA 20248.2% below national average
Metro area: Pueblo, CO (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelSince 2016, NFIP has paid out $33K across 15 flood insurance claims filed in Pueblo County.
No single named event dominates this county's claim history: most are individual, unnamed flood losses.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Pueblo West?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Pueblo West right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet CO-PUEBLO-WEST · Pueblo West
Pueblo West: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Pueblo West; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology
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Similar poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Pueblo West, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (7% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($96,810 here).
Compare Pueblo West with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
In the Area 8
What to do with Pueblo West's numbers
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Pueblo West area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare Pueblo West against Colorado peers on any ranking lens. Explore Colorado
U.S. Census ACS supplies the place-level population and economics figures (income, home value, poverty, education); CDC PLACES supplies health; hospital counts reflect nearby facilities. County-level trends carry their own label.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Pueblo County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.