Breckenridge is a metro area of 38,397 people. The typical home is worth $848,834, having more than tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Density works out to 39 people per square mile. Growth has run 22% since 2000, or 7,037 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,236, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 105%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Breckenridge
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$232,364 → $848,834(+265%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants53.6% → 72.7%(+19.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population18,888 → 38,397(+103%)US over the same years: +35%
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado
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)25.4%(506)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(567)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(625)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,991 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
Breckenridge, decade by decade
Breckenridge 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
18,888
$76,521
$232,364
32.2%
21.7
2000
31,360
$94,507
$414,241
41.1%
40.8
2010
35,304
$90,667
$581,327
43.9%
44.9
2020
38,491
$94,345
$643,572
51.0%
52.9
2024
38,397
$107,236
$848,834
53.9%
54.7
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.
