Mineral County, Colorado

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Mineral County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (40th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	729	5,862,189	334,922,499	3206th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,250	$95,470	$80,734	2394th of 3,221
Median Age	56.4	37.7	38.9	40th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.7%	45.7%	35.7%	79th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$430,500	$539,400	$332,700	227th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$928	$1,761	$1,413	1285th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.0%	9.4%	12.5%	2426th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.1%	4.6%	5.2%	189th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.8	56.6	n/a	3170th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	9.8%	14.1%	3036th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	69.7%	66.2%	65.2%	2322nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.4	25.2	26.4	3179th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	21.0%	15.1%	1899th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1657th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.5%	48.3%	46.9%	429th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.4%	n/a	n/a	323rd 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 Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.2	52.5	61.4

Age in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	56.4	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	11.8%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.5%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	32.6%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	386	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.8%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.5%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	2.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	15.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,304	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.8%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.0%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.8%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	1,179	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	67.3%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.3%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.8%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,500	$2,602	n/a

Education in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	1.6%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.1%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	35.5%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.2%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	14.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	74.3%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Mineral County, Colorado

Statistic	Mineral County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	33.9%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	12.7%	16.7%

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