COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grand County

Colorado · 7,966 residents · 1,846 sq mi

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Grand County is a county of 7,966 people in Colorado. The population has fallen 36% since 2000. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $84,600.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,966

−36%vs 2000

vs 12,442 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,846 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(524)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(628)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(569)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(462)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(448)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.6%(1,719)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.8%(1,576)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(721)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(708)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(428)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(147)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(36)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,991

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,759 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,457

−47%vs 2000

vs $25,198 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,600

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $196,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$457

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $655 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.7%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

42.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(11,577)

Black0.5%(60)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(543)

Asian0.7%(82)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(7,786)

Black0.2%(15)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(219)

Asian0.3%(21)

Other1.8%(144)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.7%(1,222)

South American0.9%(142)

Puerto Rican0.7%(117)

Colombian0.5%(85)

Spaniard0.5%(82)

Peruvian0.2%(37)

Venezuelan0.1%(20)

Asian origin

Burmese0.4%(63)

Chinese0.3%(41)

Nepalese0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(16)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German19.6%(3,121)

Irish9.1%(1,439)

English8.6%(1,360)

Italian3.4%(534)

Scottish2.9%(467)

Norwegian2.7%(428)

Polish2.4%(382)

American2.1%(341)

Swedish2.1%(338)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(237)

French1.3%(210)

Welsh1%(164)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

British0.9%(142)

Dutch0.7%(118)

Czech0.6%(95)

Finnish0.4%(70)

Turkish0.3%(54)

Australian0.3%(51)

Russian0.3%(47)

Austrian0.3%(45)

Latvian0.2%(34)

Lithuanian0.2%(34)

Danish0.1%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Slovak0.1%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

Subsaharan African0.1%(16)

Armenian0.1%(15)

Israeli0.1%(14)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Portuguese0%(7)

Romanian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married33.8%(2,524)

Married54.1%(4,041)

Widowed1.9%(145)

Divorced10.1%(756)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,376)

Married62.4%(3,949)

Widowed3.8%(239)

Divorced12.1%(765)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% 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)13.1%(151)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(149)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.3%(625)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,150 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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