Dacono is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,595 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dacono is the 78th largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Dacono, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Dacono, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Dacono’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Dacono does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $99,389.00.
Also of interest is that Dacono has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Dacono telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Dacono, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.90 minutes every day commuting to work.
The overall education level of Dacono citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.73% of adults in Dacono have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Dacono in 2022 was $40,649, 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 $162,596 for a family of four. However, Dacono contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dacono is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dacono home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dacono residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Dacono also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dacono include German, English, Irish, Polish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Dacono is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.