Gunnison County, Colorado Demographics

Gunnison County is 47th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Gunnison County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Gunnison County is 7th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Gunnison County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Gunnison County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Gunnison County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Gunnison County is 18th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Gunnison County is 19th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Gunnison County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	15,475	31st	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,239.1	5th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.7	44th	48.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	44th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.3%	49th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.0%	58th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.7%	23rd	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	47.0%	7th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	94.8%	29th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	54th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.4%	18th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	50th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	53rd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	32nd	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	50th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.1%	15th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	46.1%	56th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.6%	31st	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	11,537	26th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.2%	10th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	6,351	31st	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	58.2%	62nd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$338,100	11th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.2	51st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	47	26th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$28,862	23rd	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$50,073	30th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.8%	26th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Gunnison County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,064	20th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,383	24th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,300	24th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$211,576	28th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,116	19th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$89,685	21st	$11,440,395	$613,795,732