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Teller County, CO

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

AI Overview

Teller County is a small, predominantly residential community of 24,774 with an 82.2% homeownership rate, a median home value of $445,000, and a median age of 52.2 years, suggesting a settled, older population rather than a transient workforce. The labor force participation rate of 58.3% is relatively low, and a mean commute of 32.2 minutes points to many residents working outside the county, likely in the Colorado Springs metro. With 37.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a median household income of $85,361, and a poverty rate of just 7.6%, the county reflects a relatively educated, economically stable population that has grown modestly by 2.7% over five years.

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

Population

24,774

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$85,361

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,374 (86.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,387 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,184 (4.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone524 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone215 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone81 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish459
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic132
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)99
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic85
  5. 5.Other Indo-European42

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,331

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,674

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,242

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,691
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,668
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,546
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,004
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)801

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,092
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,836
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,520
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,242
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,219

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.07×)393
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.50×)334
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.29×)1,349
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.28×)717
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.16×)958

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$445,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,746/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,835 (29.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,036 (21.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,089 (11.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,007 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999640 (6.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999579 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,207

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,866 (66.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,404 (20.5%)
  • Carpooled1,148 (9.8%)
  • Walked202 (1.7%)
  • Other102 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle18 (0.2%)

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.