Salida is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 5,809 people and two associated neighborhoods, Salida is the 85th largest community in Colorado. Salida has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Housing costs in Salida are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

Of important note, Salida is also a city of artists. Salida has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Salida’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Salida is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.08 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Salida is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.21% of adults in Salida have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Salida in 2022 was $38,081, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,324 for a family of four. However, Salida contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Salida is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Salida home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salida residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Salida also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Salida include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Salida is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.