Pitkin County, Colorado Demographics

Pitkin County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Pitkin County is 9th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Pitkin County is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Pitkin County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Pitkin County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Pitkin County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Pitkin County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income per capita

Pitkin County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Pitkin County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Pitkin County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Pitkin County is 6th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income per household

Pitkin County is 8th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Pitkin County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Pitkin County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Pitkin County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - White

Size Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	17,263	28th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	970.7	44th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	17.7	26th	48.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	4.1%	57th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.6%	56th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.8%	39th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.5%	8th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	56.5%	2nd	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	96.1%	12th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	39th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	63rd	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	10th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	32nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	57th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	46th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.2%	18th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	47.0%	50th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.3%	10th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	13,150	23rd	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	37.5%	5th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	7,401	28th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.6%	50th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$664,300	1st	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.2	47th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	23	33rd	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$57,179	1st	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$68,242	6th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.6%	48th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pitkin County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,549	17th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	15,916	17th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,100	18th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$399,540	19th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,461	1st	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$270,848	12th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732