Gilpin County, CO Demographic Data
Gilpin County, CO Summary
Gilpin County is located in Colorado
- Population: 5,358
- Area: 150.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 149.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.36 sq. miles
- Population Density: 35.65 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 10,116.80 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gilpin County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,689
47%
50.8
Male
3,019
53%
49.2
Total Population
5,708
323,128,000
Gilpin County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
285
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
392
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
269
4.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
232
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
136
2.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
609
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
990
17.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
915
16.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
603
10.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
609
10.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
555
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
68
1.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
45
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,584
80.3%
77.2
Female
2,235
48.8%
51.3
Male
2,349
51.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,466
78.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,046
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
668
11.7%
15.2
Female
352
52.7%
55.8
Male
316
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Gilpin County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,433
95.2%
96.8
White
5,196
91.0%
72.6
Black or African American
17
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
63
1.1%
0.8
Asian
11
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
146
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
275
4.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
534
9.4%
17.8
Mexican
349
6.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
10
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
175
3.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,174
90.6%
82.2
Gilpin County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
40
0.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
48
1.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,068
24.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,437
32.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
291
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,025
23.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
485
11.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
88
2.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,306
97.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,510
34.3%
31.2
Gilpin County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,242
26.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,752
57.8%
47.5
Divorced
567
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
48
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
153
3.2
5.8%
Gilpin County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,135
94.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
288
5.3%
21.6%
Spanish
227
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
50
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Gilpin County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
97
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
110
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
261
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
149
5.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
243
9.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
648
25.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
320
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
453
18.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
152
6.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
75
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
67,544
57,617
Per capita income
37,027
31,128
Gilpin County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
57
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
819
26.1%
9.8
Construction
367
11.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
429
13.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
40
1.3%
6.6
Information
34
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
256
8.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
130
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
277
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
181
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
255
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
223
7.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
64
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
295
9.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,328
42.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
296
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
508
16.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
705
22.5%
18.1%
Gilpin County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,124
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,372
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
203
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
43
1.4%
5.1
Walked
67
2.1%
2.7
Other means
46
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
393
12.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.7
26.6
Gilpin County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
119
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
626
25.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,142
45.5%
37.1
3 or more
621
24.8%
21.0
Gilpin County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,508
72.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,945
77.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
563
22.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
949
27.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Gilpin County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,457
1 room
46
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
48
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
477
13.8%
9.1
4 rooms
711
20.6%
16.5
5 rooms
868
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
646
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
202
5.8%
12.0
8 rooms
230
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
229
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Gilpin County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,457
1-unit, detached
2,953
85.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
61
1.8%
5.9
2-units
66
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
42
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
32
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
172
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
107
3.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gilpin County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
563
16.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
32
0.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
197
5.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
473
13.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
614
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
445
12.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
526
15.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
600
17.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gilpin County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,144
45.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
372
14.8%
4.7
Electricity
437
17.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
486
19.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
47
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Gilpin County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,267
47295100.0
Less than $500
13
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
37
2.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
79
6.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
110
8.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
153
12.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
334
26.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
541
42.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
497
39.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
75
6.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
192
15.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
113
9.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
383
30.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Gilpin County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
542
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
24
4.4%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
47
8.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
68
12.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
196
36.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
207
38.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
21
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,058
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
91
17.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
95
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
90
17.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
170
32.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Gilpin County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,945
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
46
2.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
80
4.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
153
7.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
212
10.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
656
33.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
670
34.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
107
5.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
255,000
205,000