Gilpin County, Colorado

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Gilpin County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (71st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (94th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,901	5,862,189	334,922,499	2818th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,361	$95,470	$80,734	220th of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	37.7	38.9	441st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	52.8%	45.7%	35.7%	71st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$573,900	$539,400	$332,700	94th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,658	$1,761	$1,413	157th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	9.4%	12.5%	2148th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.6%	5.2%	2470th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.3	56.6	n/a	1762nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	9.8%	14.1%	1733rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.8	n/a	n/a	170th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.5%	66.2%	65.2%	43rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.1	25.2	26.4	299th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.7%	21.0%	15.1%	360th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2757th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	48.3%	46.9%	2624th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.9%	n/a	n/a	398th 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 Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.4%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.4	52.5	61.4

Age in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	47.2	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	16.4%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	34.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.3%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	3,122	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.5%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.2%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	16.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$59,765	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.3%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.9%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.6%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.9%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	3,746	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	91.6%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.7%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.5%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,310	$2,602	n/a

Education in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	11.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.2%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.7%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.2%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.3%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.3%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Gilpin County, Colorado

Statistic	Gilpin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.2%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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