Races in Gunnison County, Colorado:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,350 ($36,916 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $633 (lower quartile is $485, upper quartile is $884)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $325,870 (it was $179,700 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,581 - $538,357

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $547,151

Here:	$547,151
State:	$322,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,062,359

Here:	$1,062,359
State:	$250,501

In 2-unit structures: $229,320

Here:	$229,320
State:	$264,083

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $754,037

Here:	$754,037
State:	$224,676

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $275,959

Here:	$275,959
State:	$210,473

Mobile homes: $59,631

Here:	$59,631
State:	$53,488

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $126,148

Here:	$126,148
State:	$69,208

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,514
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $356

Institutionalized population: 48

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,000 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,052 (0.4%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.9%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 13.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 13.6% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 34 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 21 years old, American Indian residents: 28 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gunnison County is $551 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $716 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $991 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gunnison, Crested Butte, Mount Crested Butte, Pitkin, Marble, Sapinero, Somerset.

Gunnison County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2005 air pollution in Gunnison County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour: 145 µg/m³(standard limit: 150 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Gunnison County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gunnison County: Jardine Ranch (A), Sammons Ranch (B), Howard Ranch (C), Davenport Ranch (D), Navajo Cabin (E), Little Robinson Cow Camp (F), Castle Creek Cow Camp (G), Lost Lake Campground (H), Slide Down (I), Hawks Nest Ranch (J), Waterman Ranch (K), Browns Cabin (L), Beaver Lake Campground (M), The Pie (N), Grey Ranch (O), Roosevelt Picnic Area (P), Pitkin Campground (Q), Comanche Campground (R), Big Cimarron Campground (S), X Lazy F Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Marble Cemetery (1), Jacks Cabin Cemetery (2), Tomichi Cemetery (3), Gunnison Cemetery (4), Powderhorn Cemetery (5), Boothill Cemetery (6), Tincup Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Flogus Pond (A), Floating Lake (B), Island Lake (C), Lily Pond (D), Lizard Lake (E), Mysterious Lake (F), Lily Lake (G), Yule Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork Crystal River (A), South Fork Crystal River (B), Raspberry Creek (C), Yule Creek (D), Milton Creek (E), Slate Creek (F), Williams Creek (G), Dugout Creek (H), Grouse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Gunnison County include: Paonia Reservoir State Recreation Area (1), Roaring Judy State Wildlife Area (2), Gunnison City Mountain Park (3), Sapinero State Wildlife Area (4), Gothic Natural Area (5), Curecanti National Recreation Area (6), Marble Mill Site Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Chaffee County , Delta County , Hinsdale County , Mesa County , Montrose County , Ouray County , Pitkin County , Saguache County .

Current college students: 2,556
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 410 (36% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,437
• One, attached: 400
• Two: 468
• 3 or 4: 509
• 5 to 9: 534
• 10 to 19: 468
• 20 or more: 453
• Mobile homes: 823
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Gunnison County with a mortgage: 1,651 (163 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 586

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.36%

Here		38.4%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 5,353
Total congregations: 15

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	International Council of Community Churches	Southern Baptist Convention	United Church of Christ	Baptist General Conference
Adherents	3,200 (59.8%)	609 (11.4%)	462 (8.6%)	227 (4.2%)	195 (3.6%)
Congregations	2 (13.3%)	1 (6.7%)	3 (20.0%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Episcopal Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	175 (3.3%)	121 (2.3%)	118 (2.2%)	95 (1.8%)	151 (2.8%)
Congregations	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	3 (20.0%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Gunnison County - Gunnison, Crested Butte, Mount Crested Butte, Pitkin, Marble

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gunnison County:

Average size of farms: 890 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $49,133
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $39.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43,255
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,663
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.00

Earthquake activity:

Gunnison County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/20/2002 at 22:17:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.2 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2006 at 21:48:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from Gunnison County center
On 9/19/2004 at 06:09:43, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 25.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/8/2005 at 08:46:00, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3224): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3185): April 9, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Colorado Wiley Ridge Fire, Incident Period: June 23, 2002 to June 28, 2002, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 6, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1421): June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 27, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-719): July 27, 1984, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: July 6, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-396): July 6, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-396, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Gunnison County (6) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,817.

13.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,056 average adjusted gross income)

1.30% of residents moved from foreign countries ($383 average AGI)

Gunnison County:	1.30%
Colorado average:	0.18%

5.47% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($12,397 average AGI)
7.16% relocated from other states ($19,277 average AGI)

Gunnison County:	7.16%
Colorado average:	4.67%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

12.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,026 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.67% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($13,462 average AGI)
6.53% relocated to other states ($21,566 average AGI)

Gunnison County:	6.53%
Colorado average:	3.96%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,070 (959 aged, 111 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,474

• In family households: 9,888 (2,555 male householders, 899 female householders)

  2,844 spouses, 3,034 children (2,881 natural, 59 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 75 other relatives, 243 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,586 (1,872 male householders (1,188 living alone)), 1,190 female householders (801 living alone)), 1,524 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 850 (48 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,800 2-persons, 733 3-persons, 634 4-persons, 204 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,989 1-person, 772 2-persons, 187 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

93.4% of residents of Gunnison County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $98,221,000 ($6934 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,806,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,557,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,874,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,000
Federal grants: $15,689,000
Federal procurement contracts: $48,316,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,760,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,643,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,149,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,021,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 923

Deaths: 375

Net international migration: +108

Net internal migration: -365

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.25 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

37% of Gunnison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Colorado.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5257
• Northeast: 1655
• Midwest: 2547
• South: 2278
• West: 1630

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $220,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 156

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 49
• Number of aged recipients: 8
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 41
• Number of recipients under 18: 3
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 34
• Number of recipients older than 64: 12
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 31
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 15

Most common first names in Gunnison County, CO among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	59	71.3 years
Mary	58	79.1 years
John	56	79.5 years
William	53	74.3 years
George	35	78.1 years
Margaret	33	83.5 years
Donald	32	65.0 years
Dorothy	29	81.3 years
Frank	28	81.7 years
Charles	28	77.0 years

Most common last names in Gunnison County, CO among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	38	73.4 years
Miller	23	67.9 years
Johnson	19	72.4 years
Guerrieri	18	81.1 years
Hall	18	70.6 years
Williams	15	62.5 years
Davis	14	73.6 years
Watson	12	76.3 years
Martin	12	81.7 years
Spann	12	86.3 years

Businesses in Gunnison County, CO
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	2		Quality	1
Ace Hardware	1		RadioShack	2
Budget Car Rental	1		Rodeway Inn	1
Comfort Inn	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
Curves	1		Safeway	1
Days Inn	1		Sears	1
FedEx	9		Starbucks	1
H&R Block	1		Super 8	1
Holiday Inn	1		Taco Bell	1
Kroger	1		True Value	2
Lane Furniture	1		U-Haul	2
MasterBrand Cabinets	4		UPS	8
McDonald's	1		Vans	1
New Balance	1		Vons	1
Nike	3		Walmart	1
Pizza Hut	1

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Gunnison County on our top lists:

• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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