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State of Colorado - County of Gunnison

Gunnison County Demography

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  • Table 1. Gunnison County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Gunnison County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Gunnison County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Gunnison County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Gunnison County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Gunnison County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Gunnison County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Gunnison County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 3,239
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 13,947
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 2,164
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 13,956
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 2,164
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 4.30
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 10,273
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 2,362
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 10,689
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 -9
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 3,683
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 -416
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 -0.1%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 35.90%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 -3.9%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 700
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 5%


    TABLE 2. Gunnison County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 13,956
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 642
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 4.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 1,857
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 13.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 2,945
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 21.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 4,592
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 32.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 2,955
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 21.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 588
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 4.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 283
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 2.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 94
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 0.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 30.40
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 7,563
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 6,393
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 118.30
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 13,269
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 95.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 68
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 0.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 98
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 75
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 5
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 201
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 240
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.70%


    TABLE 3. Gunnison County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 975
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 39
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 5,649
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 3,855
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 46.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 12,981
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.30
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 1,536
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 27.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 1,409
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 24.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 684
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 12.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 2,968
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 1,361
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 45.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 2,496
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 1,046
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 41.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 306
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 224
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 73.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 2,681
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 1,637
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 63.80%


    TABLE 4. Gunnison County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 12,264
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 121
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 9.90
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 51
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 4.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 1
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 8.30
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 0
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 0
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 997
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 897


    TABLE 5. Gunnison County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 1,672
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 1,676
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 1,372
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 5,737
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 5,198
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 90.60%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 2,119
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 36.90%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 32,300
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 23,013
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 40.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 1,367
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -130
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 359
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 11.80%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 13.40%


    TABLE 6. Gunnison County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 552
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 11
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 541
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 861
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 12,723
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 4,339
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 10,273
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 8,381
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 9,135
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 25.20%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 5,649
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 3,296
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 58.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 330
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 208
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 63.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 70
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 21.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 52,254


    TABLE 7. Gunnison County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 268,029
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 141,358
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 89.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 12,425
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 21,572
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 79.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 22,597
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 209,418
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 54,658
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 26.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 3,181
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 1.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 157,306
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 75.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 33,395
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 15.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 17,312
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 8.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 48,443
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 23.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 48,335
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 23.10%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 3,181
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 4,144
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 3,901




     









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