Gunnison County is a county of 17,241 people in Colorado. 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 5 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $621,800. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,527, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
65% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gunnison County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$193,686 → $621,800(+221%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants51.3% → 66.8%(+15.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree36.9% → 64.7%(+27.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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%(101)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.1%(195)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.3%(336)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 776 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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Over time
Gunnison County, decade by decade
Gunnison County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,273
$55,233
$193,686
36.9%
11.7
2000
13,956
$67,248
$327,351
43.6%
18.1
2010
15,324
$71,002
$482,065
45.8%
24.8
2020
16,918
$73,397
$462,878
57.5%
35.0
2024
17,241
$84,527
$621,800
64.7%
35.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
