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Gunnison County, CO


Designated Market Area: Denver, CO-NE-WY
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2024 population: 17,310   ( 391 from 2020)
Land area: 3239.1 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:14,778 85.37% 0.6%
Black:1270.73% 46.0%
Indian:1230.71% 8.2%
Asian:1791.03% 29.7%
2+ races:2841.64% 7.2%
Hispanic:1,81910.51% 13.3%
Total non-White:2,53214.63% 13.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:540 8.0
Deaths:3475.1
Net Migration: 1482.2
Net Immigration: 661.0
Change in White population:89 0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:302 1.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
16,919
14,68986.82%
870.51%
1340.79%
1380.82%
2651.57%
1,6069.49%
2,23013.18%

2010
15,324
13,65889.13%
450.29%
610.40%
980.64%
1941.27%
1,2558.19%
1,66610.87%

2000
13,956
12,88692.33%
550.39%
780.56%
740.53%
1501.07%
7005.02%
1,0707.67%

1990
10,273
9,77695.16%
760.74%
340.33%
930.91%
n/a
2942.86%
4974.84%

1980
10,689
10,21495.56%
250.23%
890.83%
270.25%
n/a
3343.12%
4754.44%

1970
7,578
7,24195.55%
240.32%
150.20%
210.28%
n/a
2513.31%
337 4.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
1,331 8.7
6474.2
1,4229.3
50.0
1,031 6.7
564 3.7
2000's
NumberRate
1,614 11.6
5934.2
2932.1
1531.1
772 5.5
596 4.3
1990's
NumberRate
1,263 12.3
4744.6
1,57915.4
260.3
3,110 30.3
573 5.6
1980's
NumberRate
1,417 13.3
454 4.2
-1,387 -13.0
n/a
-438 -4.1
22 0.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,306 30.4
n/a
2,973 39.2
138 1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Gunnison County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.4
2,684 7.8%
31,545 92.2%
2,381 7.0%
7,759
2.06
4,291 55.3%
3,680 85.8%
209 4.9%
3,468 44.7%

2010
NumberPercent
34.3
2,780 18.1%
12,544 81.9%
1,351 8.8%
6,516
2.22
3,454 53.0%
2,844 82.3%
237 6.9%
3,062 47.0%

2000
NumberPercent
30.9
2,509 18.0%
11,447 82.0%
938 6.7%
5,666
2.29
3,029 53.5%
2,596 85.7%
179 5.9%
2,637 46.5%

1990
NumberPercent
28.3
2,081 20.3%
8,192 79.7%
657 6.4%
3,916
2.35
2,306 58.9%
2,002 86.8%
147 6.4%
1,610 41.1%

1980
NumberPercent
24.3
2,054 19.2%
8,635 80.8%
481 4.5%
3,771
2.48
2,026 53.7%
1,728 85.3%
130 6.4%
1,745 46.3%

2022 Housing Data for Gunnison County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,165 
Median Value$530,300 
Occupied7,75963.8%
Vacant4,40636.2%
Owned4,89863.1%
Rented2,86136.9%
Median Rent$1,168 
Single-Family Units8,19167.3%
    Detached7,62562.7%
    Attached5664.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,01516.6%
Mobile Homes5494.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gunnison County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003244.2%
$10,000 to $14,9991231.6%
$15,000 to $19,9992653.4%
$20,000 to $24,9991922.5%
$25,000 to $29,9995537.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991712.2%
$35,000 to $39,9992503.2%
$40,000 to $44,9993875.0%
$45,000 to $49,9992222.9%
$50,000 to $59,9995757.4%
$60,000 to $74,9997409.5%
$75,000 to $99,9991,15514.9%
$100,000 to $124,9996898.9%
$125,000 to $149,9996157.9%
$150,000 to $199,9996728.7%
$200,000 or more82610.6%
Median Household Income76,538 
Per Capita Income44,167 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.99 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1261.6%
Public Assistance2663.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6097.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed8,95780.2%
Unemployed2892.6%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force9,24682.8%
Not in Labor Force1,91817.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 19.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,2182,56555.6%
Non-Profit33338546.4%
Self-Employed1,15477759.8%
Local Government51552849.4%
State Government29633546.9%
Federal Government14913153.2%
Total Private + Self4,3723,34256.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,2931,37948.4%
Total5,6654,72154.5%
Pct. Govt.18.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,10620.2%
Sales and Office Occupations1,99419.1%
Professional, Technical2,32122.3%
Service Occupations2,12720.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1631.6%
All others1,86617.9%
White Collar 61.7%
Industry
 Number%
Accommodation and food services1,29112.4%
Educational services1,16011.1%
Retail trade1,11810.7%
Construction1,05710.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8898.5%
Health care and social assistance8878.5%
Professional, scientific, technical7787.5%
Other services5615.4%
Public administration5154.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3983.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing3923.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3843.7%
Transportation and warehousing3313.2%
Manufacturing2332.2%
Finance and insurance1601.5%
Information1031.0%
Utilities650.6%
Wholesale trade570.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction350.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gunnison County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,1666.85%
Puerto Rican320.19%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American110.06%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran110.06%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1240.73%
Argentinean470.28%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean30.02%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian740.43%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3622.13%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Japanese500.29%
Chinese360.21%
Korean310.18%
Filipino250.15%
Thai100.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English15,18792.4%
Spanish8415.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun1320.8%
German, other Germanic1080.7%
Other Indo-European700.4%
Other Asian350.2%
Korean310.2%
Chinese130.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic120.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German3,92123.0%
Irish2,40614.1%
English2,37013.9%
Italian8925.2%
Polish8334.9%
Swedish7044.1%
American5973.5%
Norwegian5433.2%
European5283.1%
Scottish4742.8%
French4522.7%
Dutch4062.4%
Swiss3612.1%
Danish3101.8%
British2481.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen16,75498.4%
Not a citizen2641.6%
Native16,40696.4%
Foreign-born6123.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gunnison County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
88 0.8%101 0.9%1,912 17.0%2,477 22.0%4,652 41.3%2,030 18.0%
  Average years of education: 15.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 88 0.8%
9-12 Years 101 0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,912 17.0%
Some College 2,477 22.0%
Bach. Degree 4,652 41.3%
Grad Degree 2,030 18.0%
Average years of education: 15.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Gunnison County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 6,031 5,592 439 7.3% 5.1%
1991 5,963 5,508 455 7.6% 5.3%
1992 6,413 5,896 517 8.1% 6.1%
1993 6,930 6,490 440 6.3% 5.4%
1994 7,572 7,145 427 5.6% 4.2%
1995 7,888 7,405 483 6.1% 4.0%
1996 7,796 7,320 476 6.1% 4.2%
1997 7,987 7,589 398 5.0% 3.4%
1998 8,399 7,927 472 5.6% 3.6%
1999 8,283 7,876 407 4.9% 3.0%
2000 8,180 7,956 224 2.7% 2.7%
2001 8,349 8,076 273 3.3% 3.8%
2002 8,566 8,203 363 4.2% 5.7%
2003 8,369 7,965 404 4.8% 6.1%
2004 8,738 8,372 366 4.2% 5.6%
2005 9,037 8,680 357 4.0% 5.1%
2006 9,582 9,285 297 3.1% 4.2%
2007 9,604 9,337 267 2.8% 3.7%
2008 9,566 9,221 345 3.6% 4.9%
2009 9,438 8,883 555 5.9% 7.9%
2010 10,047 9,365 682 6.8% 9.2%
2011 9,906 9,284 622 6.3% 8.7%
2012 9,801 9,207 594 6.1% 8.0%
2013 9,633 9,115 518 5.4% 6.7%
2014 9,670 9,281 389 4.0% 5.0%
2015 9,793 9,515 278 2.8% 3.7%
2016 10,140 9,918 222 2.2% 3.1%
2017 10,669 10,468 201 1.9% 2.6%
2018 11,319 11,057 262 2.3% 3.0%
2019 11,449 11,212 237 2.1% 2.7%
2020 11,347 10,596 751 6.6% 7.3%
2021 11,207 10,759 448 4.0% 5.4%
2022 11,432 11,150 282 2.5% 3.0%
2023 11,419 11,121 298 2.6% 3.2%
2024 10,907 10,533 374 3.4% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com