Ponderosa Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Ponderosa Park CDP was 3,334 at the United States Census 2020. It is bordered to the southeast by the town of Elizabeth. Colorado State Highway 86 forms the southern edge of the CDP, leading east to Kiowa, the county seat, and west to Franktown. Castle Rock is to the west, and Denver is to the northwest.

The Ponderosa Park CDP has an area of , all land.

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Demographics

<!-- As of the census of 2000, there were 3,112 people, 1,040 households, and 897 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,057 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.37% White, 0.55% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.98% of the population.

There were 1,040 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.3% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,192, and the median income for a family was $72,500. Males had a median income of $53,000 versus $26,988 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,673. About 2.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Ponderosa Park had a population of 3,334. The median age was 49.4 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.5 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,201 households in Ponderosa Park, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 73.1% were married-couple households, 11.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 12.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

See also

  • Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
  • State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
  • Colorado census-designated places
  • Colorado counties
  • Elbert County, Colorado
  • List of statistical areas in Colorado
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • North Central Colorado Urban Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

  • Elbert County website
  • Elbert County Community Homepage