Chaffee County, Colorado

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Chaffee County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (136th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (60th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,178	5,862,189	334,922,499	1870th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,132	$95,470	$80,734	448th of 3,221
Median Age	48.7	37.7	38.9	304th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	47.0%	45.7%	35.7%	136th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$665,700	$539,400	$332,700	60th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,611	$1,761	$1,413	184th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.3%	9.4%	12.5%	2796th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.6%	5.2%	1337th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.9	56.6	n/a	2327th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	9.8%	14.1%	1732nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	82nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.1%	66.2%	65.2%	1684th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.1	25.2	26.4	2821st of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.5%	21.0%	15.1%	50th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.2%	n/a	n/a	1608th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.6%	48.3%	46.9%	621st of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.4%	n/a	n/a	1593rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.8%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.9	52.5	61.4

Age in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	48.7	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	13.9%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.3%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	9,863	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.1%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.1%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.0%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	18.7%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,535	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.3%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.0%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	11,482	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.8%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.9%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,901	$2,602	n/a

Education in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.6%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.3%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.7%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.6%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	62.2%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Chaffee County, Colorado

Statistic	Chaffee County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	38.7%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.8%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	12.7%	16.7%

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