Ouray County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Ouray County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Ouray County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median age (51st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (46th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,087	5,862,189	334,922,499	2892nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,020	$95,470	$80,734	282nd of 3,221
Median Age	55.4	37.7	38.9	51st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	56.5%	45.7%	35.7%	46th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$739,800	$539,400	$332,700	40th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,786	$1,761	$1,413	101st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.3%	9.4%	12.5%	3207th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.6%	5.2%	2225th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.4	56.6	n/a	2665th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.9%	9.8%	14.1%	1247th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	87.5	n/a	n/a	8th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.5%	66.2%	65.2%	288th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.3	25.2	26.4	919th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.9%	21.0%	15.1%	141st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2174th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.4%	48.3%	46.9%	257th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	727th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.1%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	20.0	52.5	61.4

Age in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	55.4	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	12.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.3%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	35.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	2,623	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.5%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	17.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,268	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.3%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.1%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.9%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	3,531	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.7%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.5%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,050	$2,602	n/a

Education in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	2.6%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	15.4%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	37.2%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.6%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.8%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Ouray County, Colorado

Statistic	Ouray County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	27.9%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	12.7%	16.7%

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