What is the population of Gunnison County, Colorado?

The population of Gunnison County, Colorado is 17,617, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Gunnison County, Colorado is $77,074, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Gunnison County, Colorado is $705,882, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Gunnison County, Colorado is 3.7%, 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 A

Income B

Education A+

Metric	Gunnison County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	17,617	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	5.4	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.11%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	38.8	35.3	37.1
Households	7,903	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Gunnison County

Group	Share

Gunnison County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Gunnison County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$77,074	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.22%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Gunnison County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$705,882	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$1,190	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	66.9%	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	Gunnison County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.5	22.2	22.5
Work from home	13.2%	18.8%	13.4%

Gunnison County has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Gunnison County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.04	2.45	2.54

Gunnison County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Gunnison County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.7	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.5%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	13.4%	16.1%	19.0%