CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gunnison

Colorado · 4,636 residents · 4.85 sq mi

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Gunnison is a city of 4,636 people in Colorado. This skews young, with a median age of 23.1. Owners hold 41% of the housing stock. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 40%. The poverty rate is 24.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,636

−14%vs 2000

vs 5,409 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 23.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(254)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(148)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(232)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1918.3%(849)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2424.9%(1,156)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(605)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410%(462)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(362)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(234)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(132)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(37)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,166

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,768 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,412

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,196 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,100

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $135,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $498 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.7% in 2000

59.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.7%(4,854)

Black0.6%(33)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(374)

Asian0.5%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(4,459)

Black1.4%(65)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(208)

Asian1.2%(57)

Other1.2%(55)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.1%(545)

Central American0.7%(46)

Honduran0.5%(35)

Guatemalan0.2%(11)

South American0.1%(10)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Argentine0.1%(4)

Chilean0%(3)

Colombian0%(3)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(27)

Chinese0.3%(23)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Korean0.1%(4)

Thai0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(16)

Ancestry

Irish14.1%(957)

German13.8%(933)

English12.7%(861)

Italian4.3%(290)

Scottish4%(270)

Polish3.4%(229)

Norwegian3.2%(218)

Subsaharan African3.2%(215)

Swedish3.1%(213)

American2.3%(153)

Dutch2.1%(140)

Danish1.6%(108)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.5%(101)

Turkish1.1%(77)

Czech0.9%(64)

French Canadian0.8%(52)

British0.8%(51)

French0.7%(50)

Armenian0.7%(46)

Croatian0.7%(44)

Ukrainian0.6%(40)

Welsh0.6%(38)

Russian0.5%(36)

Greek0.4%(29)

West Indian0.4%(29)

Bulgarian0.2%(14)

Finnish0.2%(14)

Canadian0.2%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Austrian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.3%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married64.5%(2,150)

Married29%(966)

Widowed0.8%(26)

Divorced5.7%(189)

Women 15+

Never married52.1%(1,289)

Married36.8%(912)

Widowed3.3%(81)

Divorced7.8%(194)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−15.4 ptssince 2013

from 20.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.0%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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