With 4,959 people, Breckenridge is a city in Colorado. The typical home is worth $1,012,700, having more than tripled since 2000. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 2,551 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 64% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 45% more than in Colorado as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $138,191, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Breckenridge
What changed most since 1990
Population1,285 → 4,959(+286%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants36.5% → 80.2%(+43.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$79,824 → $138,191(+73%)US over the same years: +14%
Breckenridge's population equals 16% of Summit County's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.9% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 23% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.9%(141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(131)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(127)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 353 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Breckenridge, decade by decade
Breckenridge population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,285
$79,824
$456,013
40.2%
10.7
2000
2,408
$80,040
$522,451
55.5%
20.4
2010
4,540
$77,683
$981,249
64.0%
27.2
2020
5,078
$110,658
$545,902
48.2%
38.5
2024
4,959
$138,191
$1,012,700
63.6%
44.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
