Summit County, Colorado

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Summit County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median household income (105th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (54th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,017	5,862,189	334,922,499	1448th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$109,773	$95,470	$80,734	105th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	37.7	38.9	2251st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	55.0%	45.7%	35.7%	54th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$939,900	$539,400	$332,700	15th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,928	$1,761	$1,413	61st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.4%	12.5%	2894th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.6%	5.2%	1206th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	51.0	56.6	n/a	1516th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.5%	9.8%	14.1%	513th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	93.0	n/a	n/a	2nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.1%	66.2%	65.2%	1998th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.8	25.2	26.4	2386th of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.7%	21.0%	15.1%	62nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1204th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	48.3%	46.9%	2330th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.3%	n/a	n/a	42nd 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 Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.3	52.5	61.4

Age in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	39.5	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	16.3%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	19.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.3%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.7%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	12,545	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.7%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	40.1%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$63,743	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	24.4%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.3%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.7%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	32,251	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	34.6%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	42.5%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	61.1%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.9%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,995	$2,602	n/a

Education in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.6%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	33.9%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.1%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	75.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	55.2%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.9%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Summit County, Colorado

Statistic	Summit County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	27.0%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.2%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.4%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	12.7%	16.7%

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