Gunnison County, Colorado

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Gunnison County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (7th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (74th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,241	5,862,189	334,922,499	2024th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,527	$95,470	$80,734	436th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	37.7	38.9	2666th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	64.7%	45.7%	35.7%	7th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$621,800	$539,400	$332,700	74th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,252	$1,761	$1,413	474th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	9.4%	12.5%	2120th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.6%	5.2%	1419th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.3	56.6	n/a	2833rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	9.8%	14.1%	1302nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.9	n/a	n/a	43rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	66.2%	65.2%	2581st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.2	25.2	26.4	2498th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.5%	21.0%	15.1%	189th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2090th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.2%	48.3%	46.9%	2344th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.1%	n/a	n/a	101st 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 Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.0%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.1	52.5	61.4

Age in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	37.5	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	15.2%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	17.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	8,494	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.1%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.4%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	38.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,685	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.8%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	12,506	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.6%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.1%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.1%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,798	$2,602	n/a

Education in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	2.4%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	13.9%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.1%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	46.4%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	53.9%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.6%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Gunnison County, Colorado

Statistic	Gunnison County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	32.3%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.9%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.2%	12.7%	16.7%

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