Summit County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Summit County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Summit County is a small mountain resort economy of roughly 31,000 residents, with GDP per capita of $102,719 well outpacing median worker earnings of $49,927, a gap consistent with a leisure and hospitality-dominated labor market. The workforce is highly educated—52.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a strong labor force participation rate of 74.9% and low unemployment of 3.3%, though housing costs are steep, with a median home value of $850,700 and median gross rent of $1,851 per month. Population growth was modest at +1.4% over five years, and a poverty rate of 7.4% sits below national averages despite the high cost of living.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.4% since 2018
Summit County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone23,723 (76.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race5,362 (17.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races676 (2.2%)
- Asian Alone486 (1.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone407 (1.3%)
- Black or African American Alone129 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,676
- 2.Other Indo-European84
- 3.German or other West Germanic77
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic58
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island51
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,188
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,321
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,498
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,312
- 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,403
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,259
- 2.Service Occupations4,289
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,388
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,820
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,416
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.35×)3,949
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.70×)521
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.20×)1,588
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.10×)2,612
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)2,286
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.