Dillon is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,029 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dillon is the 179th largest community in Colorado.
Dillon home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Dillon real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Dillon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Another notable thing is that Dillon is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.51 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small town, Dillon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
If knowledge is power, Dillon is a pretty powerful place. 57.29% of the adults in Dillon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Dillon in 2022 was $56,864, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,456 for a family of four. However, Dillon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dillon is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dillon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dillon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dillon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.21% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dillon include German, English, Polish, Italian, and Irish.
In addition, Dillon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.81%).
The most common language spoken in Dillon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.