What is the population of Chaffee County, Colorado?

The population of Chaffee County, Colorado is 20,736, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Chaffee County, Colorado?

The median household income in Chaffee County, Colorado is $71,601, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Chaffee County, Colorado is $667,525, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Chaffee County, Colorado is 5.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education B

Metric	Chaffee County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	20,736	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	20.4	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.04%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	45.1	35.3	37.1
Households	9,195	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Chaffee County

Group	Share

Chaffee County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Chaffee County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$71,601	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.74%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Chaffee County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$667,525	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$1,514	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.9%	66.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Chaffee County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	10.7	22.2	22.5
Work from home	19.6%	18.8%	13.4%

Chaffee County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Chaffee County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.00	2.45	2.54

Chaffee County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Chaffee County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.0	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.2%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	15.0%	16.1%	19.0%