United States › Steamboat Springs MICROPOLITAN AREA · 2010 ACS
Steamboat Springs Micro Steamboat Springs, CO · 2 counties · 37,304 residents · 7,105 sq mi
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The short version
Steamboat Springs is home to 37,304 people. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $327,631. The foreign-born share is 5%. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.1% of people across the metro. Growth has run 13% since 2000, or 4,430 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 37.2
More educated
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01
Population & growth from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K 28K 32K 36K 40K 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 Steamboat Springs Age distribution, 2010
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Section 02
Income & economy $58,181
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,766 in 2000
US average: $52,703
from $24,680 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Workforce by industry, 2010
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 8.8%
Public administration 3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical 3%
Transportation & warehousing 2.7%
Education & health services 2.6%
Arts, entertainment, food 1.7%
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$327,631
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $186,083 in 2000
US average: $225,659
$982
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $625 in 2000
US average: $853
from 70.4% in 2000
30.2% rent
from 24.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
from 43.0% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
from 5.2 in 2009
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity 2000
White, non-Hispanic 92.1%(30,288)
Hispanic / Latino 5.7%(1,881)
2010
White, non-Hispanic 87.7%(32,722)
Hispanic / Latino 9.6%(3,585)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry Ancestry
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data from 30.5% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
from 89.0% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
from 68.0% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07
Work & employment from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08
People & community from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married 28.4%(4,777)
Women 15+
Never married 20.8%(3,170)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
from 51.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
from 18.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
from 30.4% 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) 26.6%(541)
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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Frequently asked
How many people live in Steamboat Springs, CO? Steamboat Springs, CO has about 37,304 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Steamboat Springs, CO? The typical household in Steamboat Springs, CO earns about $58,181 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Steamboat Springs, CO expensive? In Steamboat Springs, CO, the median home is worth about $327,631, and the typical rent is about $982 a month.
How educated are people in Steamboat Springs, CO? About 34.2% of adults age 25 and over in Steamboat Springs, CO hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Steamboat Springs, CO? About 9.1% of people in Steamboat Springs, CO live below the federal poverty line.
Has Steamboat Springs, CO grown since 1990? Yes, Steamboat Springs, CO has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,859 residents, a change of about 47 percent over that period.
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