Pitkin County, Colorado

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Pitkin County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median household income (149th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (13th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,985	5,862,189	334,922,499	2037th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$102,645	$95,470	$80,734	149th of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	37.7	38.9	442nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	62.8%	45.7%	35.7%	13th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$1,139,100	$539,400	$332,700	8th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,004	$1,761	$1,413	45th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.8%	9.4%	12.5%	2885th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	4.6%	5.2%	2762nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.5	56.6	n/a	2395th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.0%	9.8%	14.1%	389th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	92.7	n/a	n/a	3rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.8%	66.2%	65.2%	2863rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.9	25.2	26.4	2551st of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.6%	21.0%	15.1%	294th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2178th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.1%	48.3%	46.9%	2696th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.9%	n/a	n/a	59th 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 Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.4%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.0	52.5	61.4

Age in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	47.2	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	14.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.3%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	9,215	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	46.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.3%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	4.7%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.0%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	29.6%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$105,496	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.3%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.5%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.8%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.7%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	13,412	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	36.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	38.1%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	31.3%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.2%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,074	$2,602	n/a

Education in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	3.6%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	12.6%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.0%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	37.4%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	25.4%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.4%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	46.2%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	12.4%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.8%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.0%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Pitkin County, Colorado

Statistic	Pitkin County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	23.8%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.0%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.1%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.4%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.1%	12.7%	16.7%

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