Gunnison County, CO Demographic Data
Gunnison County, CO Summary
Gunnison County is located in Colorado
- Population: 15,385
- Area: 3,259.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,239.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 20.53 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 10,902.89 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gunnison County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,283
46%
50.8
Male
8,606
54%
49.2
Total Population
15,889
323,128,000
Gunnison County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
783
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
782
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
837
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,472
9.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,930
12.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,345
14.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,005
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,907
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,148
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
978
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,191
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
337
2.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
174
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,038
82.1%
77.2
Female
5,938
45.5%
51.3
Male
7,100
54.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,582
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,153
13.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,702
10.7%
15.2
Female
824
48.4%
55.8
Male
878
51.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Gunnison County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,611
98.3%
96.8
White
15,199
95.7%
72.6
Black or African American
103
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
106
0.7%
0.8
Asian
105
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.0%
0.2
Korean
50
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
36
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
19
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
19
0.1%
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
79
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
278
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,413
8.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,170
7.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
49
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
36
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
158
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,476
91.1%
82.2
Gunnison County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
225
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
244
2.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,829
18.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,799
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
684
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,883
38.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,421
14.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
469
4.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,616
95.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,304
52.6%
31.2
Gunnison County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,394
40.0%
33.7%
Now Married
6,108
45.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,363
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
170
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
452
3.4
5.8%
Gunnison County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,853
91.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,253
8.3%
21.6%
Spanish
989
6.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
186
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
21
0.1%
1.1%
Gunnison County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
386
5.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
339
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,011
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
441
6.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,070
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,280
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
978
14.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
803
12.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
180
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
89
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
50,746
57,617
Per capita income
25,920
31,128
Gunnison County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
154
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,998
22.0%
9.8
Construction
1,126
12.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,660
18.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
330
3.6%
6.6
Information
174
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
162
1.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
376
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,065
11.7%
11.4
Public administration
324
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,137
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
529
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
56
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,500
16.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,066
33.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
704
7.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,640
18.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,181
24.0%
18.1%
Gunnison County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,908
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,143
57.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
942
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
201
2.3%
5.1
Walked
1,409
15.8%
2.7
Other means
859
9.6%
1.8
Worked at home
354
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.1
26.6
Gunnison County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
277
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,827
27.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,725
41.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,748
26.6%
21.0
Gunnison County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,577
56.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,856
58.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,721
41.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,003
43.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Gunnison County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,580
1 room
332
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
758
6.5%
2.7
3 rooms
2,032
17.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,899
25.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,937
16.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,491
12.9%
17.8
7 rooms
941
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
579
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
611
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Gunnison County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,580
1-unit, detached
7,167
61.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
476
4.1%
5.9
2-units
774
6.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
437
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
783
6.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
729
6.3%
4.4
20 or more units
548
4.7%
9.0
Mobile home
662
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.0%
0.1
Gunnison County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,289
11.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
227
2.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
483
4.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,057
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,496
21.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,644
14.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,331
20.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,911
16.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
119
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
23
0.2%
1.4%
Gunnison County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,230
49.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
802
12.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,680
25.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
40
0.6%
0.1
Wood
710
10.8%
1.9
Solar energy
49
0.7%
0.1
Other fuel
28
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.3%
1.1
Gunnison County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,593
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
75
2.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
79
3.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
228
8.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
330
12.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
432
16.7%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
715
27.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
734
28.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
936
36.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
412
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
295
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
265
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
679
26.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Gunnison County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,534
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
70
2.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
166
6.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
308
12.2%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
753
29.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,237
48.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
187
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
882
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
365
14.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
188
7.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
215
8.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
291
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
450
17.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,010
40.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
202
0.0%
0.0%
Gunnison County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,856
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
222
5.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
107
2.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
123
3.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
485
12.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
912
23.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,293
33.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
559
14.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
155
4.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
311,700
205,000