County population in 2014: 15,725 (41% urban, 59% rural); it was 13,956 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,770 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,130 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,301 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,616 (it was 2,348 in 2000)
% of renters here:
42%
State:
34%
Land area: 3239 sq. mi.
Water area: 20.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 5 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Gunnison County: 97.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $50,671 ($36,916 in 1999)
This county:
$50,671
Colorado:
$63,909
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $862 (lower quartile is $582, upper quartile is $1,142)
This county:
$862
State:
$987
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $365,573 (it was $179,700 in 2000)
Gunnison:
$365,573
Colorado:
$283,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $236,034 - $513,282 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,468 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $385
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,238 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,210 (0.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 16.9%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 28.8% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 15.4%
Gunnison County:
15.4%
Colorado:
11.5%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 25.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 34 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 19 years old, American Indian residents: 62 years old, Asian residents: 40 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 34 years old)
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.
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)
Gunnison County:
2.9%
Whole state:
8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 159
1990 to 1994: 52
1985 to 1989: 13
1980 to 1984: 46
1975 to 1979: 39
1970 to 1974: 22
1970 to 1974: 13
1965 to 1969: 66
Note: State values scaled to Gunnison County population
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
Here:
73.8% with mortgage
State:
79.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Gunnison County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
4,157
2
Evangelical Protestant
1,121
12
Mainline Protestant
491
4
Other
326
3
None
9,229
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Gunnison County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Gunnison County:
3.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
1.34 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Gunnison County:
3.35 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 45
This county:
30.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Gunnison County:
3.7%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Gunnison County:
15.2%
State:
18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
8.7%
State:
9.6%
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 above Colorado state average. It is 185% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 516.9 miles away from Gunnison County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 574.1 miles away from the county center On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 372.1 miles away from the county center 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 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 611.5 miles away from Gunnison County center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 169.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
Colorado Wiley Ridge Fire, Incident Period: June 23, 2002 to June 28, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 23, 2002, FEMA Id: 2431, Natural disaster type: Fire
Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 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: 719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
Colorado FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: July 06, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-396: July 06, 1973, FEMA Id: 396, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Gunnison County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
Transportation occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Management occupations (13%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (26%)
Germany (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Poland (8%)
Canada (8%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
Australia (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gunnison County (%):
German (19%)
Irish (13%)
English (12%)
United States or American (7%)
Italian (6%)
Scottish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,479 (57%)
Carpooled: 1,239 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 214 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 418 (5%)
Walked: 941 (12%)
Other means: 77 (1%)
Worked at home: 533 (7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Gunnison County, Colorado in 2000:
878 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
33 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
12 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
People in group quarters in Gunnison County, Colorado in 2010:
725 people in college/university student housing
45 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
41 people in other noninstitutional facilities
36 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
3 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,330.
9.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,772 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.38%
Colorado average:
9.68%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.41% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($13,468 average AGI)
4.97% relocated from other states ($19,306 average AGI)
Gunnison County:
4.97%
Colorado average:
4.25%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
10.58% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,271 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.58%
Colorado average:
9.12%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($18,871 average AGI)
5.62% relocated to other states ($19,399 average AGI)
Gunnison County:
5.62%
Colorado average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gunnison County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,273 (1,133 aged, 140 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 408 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Gunnison County, Colorado in 1999 - 2014:
1,888 married couples with children.
504 single-parent households (131 men, 373 women).
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 ($6,934 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
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 375
Here:
26 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +108
Here:
+8 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -365
Here:
-26 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Gunnison County
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:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.7
State:
3.9
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 190
2000 to 2009: 2,133
1990 to 1999: 2,473
1980 to 1989: 1,552
1970 to 1979: 2,505
1960 to 1969: 970
1950 to 1959: 435
1940 to 1949: 255
1939 or earlier: 1,158
Note: State values scaled to Gunnison population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Gunnison County, Colorado
Note: State values scaled to Gunnison County population
no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 789
2 vehicles: 1,503
3 vehicles: 683
4 vehicles: 194
5+ vehicles: 73
no vehicle: 165
1 vehicle: 1,025
2 vehicles: 807
3 vehicles: 285
4 vehicles: 46
5+ vehicles: 20
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.
Gunnison County:
37.4%
State average:
45.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,257
Northeast: 1,655
Midwest: 2,547
South: 2,278
West: 1,630
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%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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