CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Snowmass

Colorado · 1,449 residents · 27.8 sq mi

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With 1,449 people, Snowmass is a city in Colorado. This is an unusually credentialed place: 59% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $463,500. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 30% more than in Colorado as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

59% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,449

−20%vs 2000

vs 1,822 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

27.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.2%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193%(43)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(120)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3427.1%(393)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4424.8%(360)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(171)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(93)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(57)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,107

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,059 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,405

−28%vs 2000

vs $35,224 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$463,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $732,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$661

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $725 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.2%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.7% in 2000

48.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(1,734)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(48)

Asian0.7%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(1,429)

Black0.5%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(12)

Asian0.5%(7)

Other0.4%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.4%(71)

Chilean2.4%(71)

Mexican0.5%(16)

Asian origin

Thai1.4%(42)

Ancestry

German20.3%(604)

English20.2%(599)

Scottish10.4%(309)

Irish8.8%(261)

Swedish7.8%(233)

Dutch7%(209)

American5.7%(169)

French3.1%(93)

Italian2.7%(79)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(79)

Polish2.6%(76)

Swiss2.4%(71)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian2.3%(69)

French Canadian2.3%(67)

Brazilian1.6%(49)

Ukrainian1.6%(48)

Austrian1%(31)

Danish1%(30)

Romanian0.2%(5)

Czech0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

58.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

98.4%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+165%vs 2000

vs 8.8 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 married27.2%(348)

Married56.2%(719)

Widowed5.6%(71)

Divorced11%(141)

Women 15+

Never married11.9%(174)

Married65%(950)

Widowed5.1%(75)

Divorced18%(263)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−13.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

−15.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.2%

+21.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.9%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War50%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 142 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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