Moving to Limon, Colorado
Population: 2,071. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,879 (-9.3% change)
Males: 976 (47.1%), Females: 1,095 (52.9%)
Lincoln County
Zip codes: 80828.
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $33,565
Median house value: $87,700
Population by Race
Races in Limon:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
- Hispanic (7.2%)
- Other race (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.9%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.3%), United States (7.7%), French (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%).
Elevation: 5365 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Limon
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Limon town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 12.1%
4.6% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +184 (+9.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Limon:
- LINCOLN COMM HOSP – CAH (about 23 miles; HUGO, CO)
- COLORADO PLAINS MEDICAL CTR (about 67 miles; FORT MORGAN, CO)
- EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 67 miles; BRUSH, CO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Limon:
- COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 71 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 77 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)
- DENVER INTL (about 79 miles; DENVER, CO; Abbreviation: DEN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Limon:
- LIMON MUNI (about 3 miles; LIMON, CO; Abbreviation: LIC)
- CALHAN (about 44 miles; CALHAN, CO; Abbreviation: 5V4)
- COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 57 miles; ELLICOTT, CO; Abbreviation: A50)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Limon:
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 60 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 82 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 85 miles; AURORA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,219)
Public primary/middle schools in Limon:
- LIMON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 874 F AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 12)
- LIMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 874 F AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Limon:
- LIMON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,476; Location: 205 E AVE; 17,482 books; 517 audio materials; 132 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)