Gunnison is home to 6,766 people in Colorado. This skews young, with a median age of 25.2. This is an unusually credentialed place: 60% of adults have a four-year degree. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 35% less than in Colorado as a whole. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,189, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gunnison
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$156,244 → $461,000(+195%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree30.3% → 60.3%(+29.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants41.0% → 48.7%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Gunnison County
Gunnison's population equals 39% of Gunnison County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 16% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 77% 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)10.6%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49%(153)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(126)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 312 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
Gunnison, decade by decade
Gunnison 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
4,636
$43,600
$156,244
30.3%
16.5
2000
5,409
$46,940
$246,652
38.5%
23.7
2010
5,854
$51,558
$326,124
37.0%
38.2
2020
6,560
$53,798
$314,524
57.9%
46.8
2024
6,766
$62,189
$461,000
60.3%
47.8
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.
