Mineral County is home to 729 people in Colorado. The median age is 56.4, about 17 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. There are 1 people per square mile. Households here earn about 41% less than in Colorado as a whole. The average commute runs 12 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mineral County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$121,443 → $430,500(+254%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age37.6 → 56.4(+18.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.9% → 51.7%(+33.8 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)10.6%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(44)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 66 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
Mineral County, decade by decade
Mineral 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
558
$47,593
$121,443
17.9%
3.1
2000
831
$63,474
$234,994
31.2%
11.0
2010
712
$76,874
$371,583
39.1%
11.5
2020
865
$64,930
$399,124
54.1%
23.7
2024
729
$56,250
$430,500
51.7%
32.8
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.
