Gunnison, CO Demographic Data
Gunnison, CO Summary
Gunnison is located in Gunnison County in Colorado
- Population: 5,892
- Area: 3.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,822.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,697.83 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gunnison, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,707
45%
50.8
Male
3,379
56%
49.2
Total Population
6,086
323,128,000
Gunnison, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
250
4.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
219
3.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
225
3.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
958
15.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,378
22.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
955
15.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
619
10.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
611
10.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
271
4.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
199
3.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
216
3.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
107
1.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
78
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,260
86.4%
77.2
Female
2,309
43.9%
51.3
Male
2,951
56.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,015
66.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
454
7.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
401
6.6%
15.2
Female
185
46.1%
55.8
Male
216
53.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
25
0.0%
0.0
Gunnison, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,035
99.2%
96.8
White
5,830
95.8%
72.6
Black or African American
88
1.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
35
0.6%
0.8
Asian
15
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
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
67
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
51
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,136
18.7%
17.8
Mexican
1,000
16.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
21
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
36
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
79
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,950
81.3%
82.2
Gunnison, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
190
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
146
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
692
22.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
505
16.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
220
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
907
29.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
396
13.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
336
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,720
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,303
42.7%
31.2
Gunnison, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,949
54.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,544
28.6%
47.5
Divorced
622
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
46
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
231
4.3
5.8%
Gunnison, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,082
87.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
754
12.9%
21.6%
Spanish
626
10.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
99
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
21
0.4%
1.1%
Gunnison, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
210
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
201
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
592
25.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
135
5.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
412
17.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
441
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
226
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
143
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
36,094
57,617
Per capita income
17,408
31,128
Gunnison, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
625
17.9%
9.8
Construction
441
12.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
921
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
75
2.2%
6.6
Information
87
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
41
1.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
125
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
199
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
50
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
678
19.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
192
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
529
15.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
877
25.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
326
9.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
809
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
946
27.1%
18.1%
Gunnison, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,433
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,964
57.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
292
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
50
1.5%
5.1
Walked
574
16.7%
2.7
Other means
435
12.7%
1.8
Worked at home
118
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.4
26.6
Gunnison, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
146
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
750
31.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
824
34.9%
37.1
3 or more
640
27.1%
21.0
Gunnison, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,360
96.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
870
36.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,490
63.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
85
3.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Gunnison, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,445
1 room
27
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
167
6.8%
2.7
3 rooms
461
18.9%
9.1
4 rooms
821
33.6%
16.5
5 rooms
319
13.0%
19.8
6 rooms
341
13.9%
17.8
7 rooms
153
6.3%
12.0
8 rooms
55
2.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
101
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Gunnison, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,445
1-unit, detached
1,115
45.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
181
7.4%
5.9
2-units
173
7.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
57
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
289
11.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
316
12.9%
4.4
20 or more units
69
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
245
10.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gunnison, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
338
13.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
92
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
168
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
358
14.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
542
22.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
220
9.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
452
18.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
275
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gunnison, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,439
61.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
62
2.6%
4.7
Electricity
735
31.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
106
4.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.8%
1.1
Gunnison, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
560
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
5.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
6.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
49
8.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
136
24.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
143
25.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
161
28.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
112
20.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
106
19.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
85
15.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
18.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
147
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Gunnison, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,484
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
3.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
279
18.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
301
20.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
853
57.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
6
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
743
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
242
16.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
72
4.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
111
7.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
175
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
264
17.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
620
41.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Gunnison, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
870
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
131
15.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
55
6.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
226
26.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
237
27.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
221
25.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
217,200
205,000