Moving to Dillon, Colorado

Population: 802. Estimated population in July 2024: 774 (-3.5% change)
Males: 443 (55.2%), Females: 359 (44.8%)

Summit County

Zip code: 80435

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $49,821
Median house value: $364,300

Population by Race

Races in Dillon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Hispanic (10.3%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Black (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.9%), Irish (17.0%), English (12.6%), Italian (5.9%), Polish (4.1%), French (4.0%).

Elevation: 9087 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Map of Dillon, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dillon

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 50.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dillon town

  • Never married: 37.9%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 1.6%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

14.3% Foreign born (11.1% Latin America, 2.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +241 (+43.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dillon:

  • VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; VAIL, CO)
  • ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 33 miles; LEADVILLE, CO)
  • KREMMLING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 45 miles; KREMMLING, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dillon:

  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 64 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 90 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dillon:

  • GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 33 miles; GRANBY, CO; Abbreviation: GNB)
  • LAKE COUNTY (about 34 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; Abbreviation: LXV)
  • MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 37 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)

Amtrak station near Dillon:

  • 5 miles: FRISCO (1010 MEADOW DR.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dillon:

  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 57 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 60 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 72 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
  • REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,898)

Public primary/middle schools in Dillon:

  • DILLON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 263; Location: 108 DEERPATH ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SUMMIT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 0727 COVE BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 05)