Trinidad is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 8,216 people and three associated neighborhoods, Trinidad is the 61st largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Trinidad was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Trinidad telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.01% 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 of the benefits of Trinidad is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.38 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.

The percentage of adults in Trinidad with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.85% of adults in Trinidad have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Trinidad in 2022 was $29,767, which is low income relative to Colorado, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,068 for a family of four. However, Trinidad contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Trinidad is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Trinidad home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trinidad residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Trinidad also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Trinidad include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Trinidad is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.