CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Steamboat Springs

Colorado · 6,695 residents · 9.89 sq mi

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Steamboat Springs is a city of 6,695 people in Colorado. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. There are 3,120 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Median home value sits at $121,800.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,695

−32%vs 2000

vs 9,815 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.89 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(405)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(429)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410%(672)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.3%(1,624)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4424%(1,604)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(510)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.2%(284)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.7%(182)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,363

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,647 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,927

−50%vs 2000

vs $31,695 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.3%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$121,800

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $264,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$514

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $775 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.4%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

46.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(9,298)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(307)

Asian0.5%(48)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(6,617)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(140)

Asian0.3%(23)

Other0.8%(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

Mexican6.4%(857)

Central American1.1%(152)

Honduran1.1%(152)

Spaniard0.8%(105)

South American0.6%(87)

Puerto Rican0.4%(55)

Venezuelan0.3%(46)

Colombian0.3%(41)

Cuban0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(77)

Chinese0.2%(23)

Korean0.1%(12)

Thai0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(48)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

German18.9%(2,542)

English15.5%(2,086)

Irish10.7%(1,440)

Polish6.9%(928)

Italian3.7%(500)

Swedish3.4%(458)

French2.8%(380)

American2.7%(359)

Scottish2.4%(323)

Norwegian2%(268)

Dutch2%(262)

Russian1.6%(216)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian1.3%(178)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(164)

Welsh1%(141)

Danish0.9%(127)

Canadian0.5%(61)

Czech0.4%(60)

Armenian0.4%(57)

Croatian0.4%(55)

Swiss0.4%(49)

Ukrainian0.3%(47)

Slovak0.3%(44)

Finnish0.3%(39)

Austrian0.3%(38)

Subsaharan African0.3%(34)

Romanian0.2%(30)

British0.2%(29)

Serbian0.2%(29)

Australian0.2%(25)

Greek0.2%(25)

West Indian0.2%(25)

Jamaican0.2%(25)

Israeli0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Iranian0.1%(10)

Ethiopian0.1%(10)

Arab0.1%(8)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.5%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.4 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 9.8 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 married32.4%(2,004)

Married56.7%(3,509)

Widowed2.4%(147)

Divorced8.6%(530)

Women 15+

Never married26%(1,458)

Married60.9%(3,415)

Widowed3.7%(209)

Divorced9.4%(529)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% 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)17.4%(98)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.8%(263)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II11.6%(65)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 562 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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