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Eagle County

Colorado · 54,291 residents (2025 est.) · 1,684 sq mi
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Eagle County is a county of 55,135 people in Colorado. The typical home is worth $839,500, having more than doubled since 2000. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 13,476 more people. There are 33 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
55,135
+32%since 2000
from 41,659 in 2000
54,291 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
33 / sq mi
+9%since 2009
from 30 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.7
+27%since 2000
from 31.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,684 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
19K29K39K49K59K19902000201020202024Eagle County
202455K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(2,753)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(2,714)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(3,608)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(3,748)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244%(2,204)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(8,127)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.5%(9,095)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.9%(7,645)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(7,370)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(4,998)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(2,571)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.5%(302)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$104,096
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,682 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$62,205
+94%since 2000
from $32,011 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.9%
+17.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.490
+6%since 2010
from 0.464 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Retail trade1.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$839,500
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $300,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,019
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,007 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 63.7% in 2000
34.1% rent
Vacancy rate
35.0%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 37.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
−19%since 2009
from 3.07 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.0%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.9%
+14.9 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.1
+14%since 2009
from 7.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74.2%(30,892)
Black0.2%(104)
Hispanic / Latino23.2%(9,682)
Asian0.8%(337)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.2%(34,307)
Black0.6%(356)
Hispanic / Latino30.4%(16,757)
Asian1.5%(828)
Other5.2%(2,887)
Diversity Score
65
+18%since 2009
from 55 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−6%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican22.4%(12,331)
South American2.7%(1,483)
Salvadoran1.8%(1,005)
Spaniard1.3%(692)
Peruvian1.2%(660)
Honduran1.1%(582)
Chilean0.5%(296)
Colombian0.5%(277)
Argentine0.3%(164)
Bolivian0.2%(86)
Guatemalan0.2%(83)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Nepalese0.7%(409)
Korean0.2%(131)
Chinese0.2%(98)
Filipino0.1%(82)
Asian Indian0.1%(33)
Japanese0.1%(32)
Vietnamese0.1%(30)
Thai0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(54)
Ancestry
English11.6%(6,405)
German10.9%(5,983)
Irish8.6%(4,723)
Italian3.5%(1,904)
American2.8%(1,555)
Scottish2.5%(1,394)
Norwegian2.2%(1,226)
Polish1.4%(764)
Swedish1.4%(755)
French1.3%(727)
Dutch1.2%(665)
British1%(578)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.9%(492)
Welsh0.9%(485)
Russian0.8%(437)
Greek0.7%(370)
Slovak0.5%(296)
Danish0.4%(206)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(159)
Czech0.3%(158)
Arab0.2%(97)
Finnish0.2%(92)
Australian0.2%(86)
Ukrainian0.2%(86)
Hungarian0.1%(80)
Canadian0.1%(76)
Portuguese0.1%(73)
West Indian0.1%(67)
Jamaican0.1%(67)
Lebanese0.1%(62)
Romanian0.1%(57)
Iranian0.1%(50)
Brazilian0.1%(47)
Israeli0.1%(46)
Latvian0.1%(44)
Austrian0.1%(42)
Croatian0.1%(32)
Moroccan0.1%(28)
Lithuanian0.1%(28)
Slovene0%(23)
Belgian0%(17)
Serbian0%(15)
Nigerian0%(13)
Bulgarian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.9%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 42.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.1%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 86.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.3%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+53%since 2000
from 14.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.0%
−9.4 ptssince 2009
from 73.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.4%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.6%
+6.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 5.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.5%
−9.3 ptssince 2011
from 82.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 81.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.1%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.2%
+10.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 54.0% in 2009
Female
47.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 46.0% in 2009
Foreign born
16.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
6.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 4.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.9%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.4%
+8.4 ptssince 2017
from 87.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 97.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 83.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
75.0%
+3.4 ptssince 2016
from 71.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
21.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2016
from 24.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.5%(8,987)
Married52.5%(12,922)
Widowed2%(503)
Divorced8.9%(2,200)
Women 15+
Never married27.4%(5,879)
Married56.8%(12,178)
Widowed4%(857)
Divorced11.8%(2,534)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.9%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 56.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.2%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 23.5% 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)35.9%(758)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(455)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.6%(371)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,111 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Eagle County, Colorado?

Eagle County, Colorado has about 55,135 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Eagle County, Colorado?

The typical household in Eagle County, Colorado earns about $104,096 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Eagle County, Colorado expensive?

In Eagle County, Colorado, the median home is worth about $839,500, and the typical rent is about $2,019 a month.

How educated are people in Eagle County, Colorado?

About 50.9% of adults age 25 and over in Eagle County, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Eagle County, Colorado?

About 8.7% of people in Eagle County, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Eagle County, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Eagle County, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 33,207 residents, a change of about 151 percent over that period.

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