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81230

Gunnison, CO · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,971
Median household income
$77,942
People below poverty
15.5%
Median home value
$533,200

Income

The median income of households in 81230 was $77,942. An estimated 7.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.9
$25,000 to $34,999 11.2
$35,000 to $49,999 7.4
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 16
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 8.6
$200,000 or more 7.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 73868
Female 54752

An estimated 86.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,164. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.6
Social Security 18.8
Retirement income 15.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.1
Cash public assistance income 5.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 23
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.3

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 81230 in 2020-2024, 95.4% had health insurance coverage and 4.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.6% and public coverage was 31.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 81230 had a total population of 10,971 - 4,835 (44.1%) females and 6,136 (55.9%) males. The median age was 30.5 years. An estimated 17.6% of the population was under 18 years, 46.2% was 19 to 44 years, 17.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 81230 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 224 146
5 to 9 389 153
10 to 14 99 423
15 to 19 805 296
20 to 24 1167 736
25 to 29 510 458
30 to 34 370 413
35 to 39 333 290
40 to 44 404 386
45 to 49 400 213
50 to 54 277 262
55 to 59 187 193
60 to 64 175 179
65 to 69 291 251
70 to 74 204 193
75 to 79 175 118
80 to 84 63 103
85 and over 63 22

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.5% were White; 2.6% were Black or African American; 11% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.3% of the people in 81230 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.1% of the people in 81230 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,033 households in 81230. The average household size was 1.97 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.6% of the households in 81230 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.9% of all households, while 28.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.3% of all households.

In 81230, 21.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.9% of males and 50.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.6 39
Now married, except separated 42.9 50.5
Separated 1.1 0.4
Widowed 0.9 3.8
Divorced 5.5 6.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 81230, 81 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.1% of the people living in 81230 were U.S. natives. 40.4% of the 81230 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.9% of 81230 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 81230 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 81230.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.9
Asia 14.3
Europe 27.7
Africa 5.4
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 1.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 81230 in 2020-2024, 8.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.7% of people at least five years old; 1.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.7
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 81230 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.4
Different house, same county 9.4
Different county, same state 4.8
Different state 4.9
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 97 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 61.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 81230 was 3,603 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 117 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,460. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,026.

Educational Attainment of People in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3
High school diploma or equivalency 15.6
Some college, no degree 11.7
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 44.8
Graduate or professional degree 16.9

Disability

In 81230, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9% of people under 18 years old, to 6.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 81230, 68.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 25.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,419 69
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,645 25.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 342 5.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 81230 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.9
Construction 11.6
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.8
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 81230 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,081 48.1
Service occupations 1,057 16.5
Sales and office occupations 1,030 16.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 850 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 389 6.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60.9% of 81230 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.4
Walked 6.9
Other means 4.1
Worked from home 9

In 2020-2024, 81230 had a total of 5,506 housing units. Of these housing units, 68% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 24.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.7
Mobile homes 6.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 81230 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 55.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 81230 had 5,033 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 473 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 61.5% while renters occupied 38.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.59.

7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 32.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 81230:

House Heating Fuel Used in 81230 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 51.4
Electricity 36.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 11.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 81230 was $533,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.1 % had a mortgage. 34.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,015 and for owners without a mortgage it was $537.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 81230 was $1,203. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.