COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pitkin County

Colorado · 12,661 residents · 971 sq mi

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Pitkin County is home to 12,661 people in Colorado. Median home value sits at $500,001. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median rent is $732 a month. That is roughly 33% ahead of the Colorado median. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

50% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,661

−15%vs 2000

vs 14,872 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

971 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(713)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(685)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.9%(489)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.3%(423)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(864)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.2%(3,196)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4425.4%(3,221)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.3%(1,811)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(702)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.5%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.7%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,991

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,755

−34%vs 2000

vs $40,811 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$500,001

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $497,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$732

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $947 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.4%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.2% in 2000

47.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(13,479)

Black0.4%(55)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(973)

Asian1.1%(161)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(12,227)

Black0.5%(68)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(576)

Asian1.3%(164)

Other1.6%(202)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(794)

South American3.4%(576)

Argentine2.4%(402)

Central American2.2%(366)

Guatemalan1.4%(236)

Salvadoran0.8%(130)

Chilean0.5%(80)

Peruvian0.4%(63)

Spaniard0.2%(40)

Puerto Rican0.2%(32)

Colombian0.2%(31)

Dominican0.1%(22)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Cuban0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(112)

Indonesian0.5%(79)

Thai0.4%(64)

Korean0.3%(44)

Nepalese0.1%(23)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German17.4%(2,958)

English15.7%(2,668)

Irish13.7%(2,329)

Italian8.5%(1,446)

Scottish4.5%(771)

American3.4%(571)

Swedish3.2%(546)

Polish2.7%(454)

French2.4%(416)

Dutch2.4%(412)

Norwegian1.9%(329)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(319)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.9%(316)

French Canadian1.3%(228)

Ukrainian1.2%(207)

Hungarian1.1%(186)

Swiss0.9%(148)

Austrian0.8%(139)

Welsh0.8%(139)

Czech0.7%(126)

Arab0.7%(115)

Brazilian0.6%(102)

British0.6%(99)

Greek0.5%(85)

Lebanese0.5%(84)

Subsaharan African0.4%(75)

Iranian0.3%(57)

Danish0.3%(50)

Macedonian0.2%(41)

Lithuanian0.2%(32)

Canadian0.2%(30)

Romanian0.2%(28)

Australian0.2%(27)

Slovene0.2%(27)

Belgian0.2%(26)

Israeli0.2%(26)

Armenian0.1%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Ethiopian0.1%(11)

Latvian0.1%(9)

Slovak0%(8)

Croatian0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.8%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.5%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+72%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married35.7%(2,753)

Married51.7%(3,983)

Widowed2.1%(160)

Divorced10.6%(814)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(1,734)

Married58.5%(4,354)

Widowed5.2%(387)

Divorced13%(970)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.9%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% 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)18%(121)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(126)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.8%(193)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.4%(90)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 671 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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