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Grand County, CO

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

AI Overview

Grand County is a small, recreation-oriented mountain economy of roughly 15,800 residents that grew 4.8% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 69.3% and an unemployment rate of 4.4%. The workforce skews older (median age 45.4) and is relatively well-educated, with 41.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $45,250 trail the $88,612 median household income, suggesting reliance on multi-earner households. Housing costs are elevated—median home value of $507,200 and median rent of $1,451/month—while a poverty rate of 9.0% and GDP per capita of $71,773 point to meaningful output relative to the county's modest population base.

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

Population

15,794

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$88,612

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

Grand County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,503 (78.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,391 (15.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races431 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone285 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone139 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone113 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish783
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island53
  3. 3.Other Indo-European31
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic26
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,150

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$71,773

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$49,770

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,266
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,236
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,203
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,137
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services990

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,489
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,969
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,817
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,330
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations642

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.04×)576
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.85×)1,454
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.83×)1,134
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)634
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$507,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,451/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,134 (20.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999933 (17.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999848 (15.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999776 (14.1%)
  • $2,000,000 or More508 (9.3%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999425 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,811 (63.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,805 (19.6%)
  • Carpooled804 (8.7%)
  • Walked473 (5.1%)
  • Public Transit134 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle117 (1.3%)

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.