Dillon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,527 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Dillon is the 63rd largest community in Colorado.

Dillon is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dillon is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dillon who work in sales jobs (14.86%), office and administrative support jobs (12.95%), and management occupations (11.10%).

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.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Dillon. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Dillon.

Being a small town, Dillon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Dillon Information and Demographics

The citizens of Dillon are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 42.50% of adults in Dillon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dillon in 2000 was $26,312, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,248 for a family of four.

The people who call Dillon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dillon is White, followed by Asian. Dillon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.77% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Dillon include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Dillon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.