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Gilpin County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Gilpin County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Gilpin County is a small mountain county of 5,877 residents with an economy that generates a notably high GDP per capita of $122,722 against median worker earnings of $55,763, a gap reflecting the outsized role of casino gaming in Central City and Black Hawk. The labor force is relatively educated—48.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and unemployment sits at 3.0%, though the workforce itself is small and the population has edged down 0.8% over five years. At a median age of 47.2, an 87.5% homeownership rate, and a median home value of $512,600, the county skews toward established, property-owning residents with limited rental stock at $1,340 per month median gross rent.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,877

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$95,361

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Gilpin County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,179 (87.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race260 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races172 (2.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone152 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone65 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone62 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish183
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic175
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)59
  4. 4.Vietnamese17
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

350

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$122,722

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$58,842

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance774
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services517
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services426
  4. 4.Construction (Group)332
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)265

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,961
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations623
  3. 3.Service Occupations359
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations242
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations192

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 4.05×)265
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.99×)611
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)211
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)192
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.13×)272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$512,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,340/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,029 (37.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999557 (20.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999497 (18.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999266 (9.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999124 (4.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99996 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$55,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,232 (66.2%)
  • Worked At Home529 (15.7%)
  • Carpooled412 (12.2%)
  • Public Transit144 (4.3%)
  • Walked31 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.