Steamboat Springs is home to 38,291 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $659,756. There are 5 people per square mile. At a median age of 42.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,231, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Steamboat Springs
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$185,089 → $659,756(+256%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants63.6% → 73.7%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age32.2 → 42.3(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)26.6%(541)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(406)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(810)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(56)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(70)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,034 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
Steamboat Springs, decade by decade
Steamboat Springs 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
25,445
$75,604
$185,089
26.6%
12.6
2000
32,874
$88,834
$338,979
30.5%
18.4
2010
37,304
$83,697
$471,321
34.2%
27.6
2020
38,121
$83,220
$502,182
39.6%
37.6
2024
38,291
$95,231
$659,756
42.2%
44.4
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.
