Grand County, Colorado

Grand County has a population of 15,895 and has grown 5.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $601,500, about 6.8 times the county's median household income of $88,612.

Home price
$601,500
Income
$88,612
Population
15,895
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$601,500county
Median gross rent$1,493county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198030.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant57.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use50.0%county
Typical monthly rent$3,087county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,475county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,318county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,769county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$88,612county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate7.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home19.6%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force70.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry13.7%county
Economic output per resident$102,042county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.34%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport282849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network3county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.4%county
Traffic deaths75.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher42.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.7%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1685county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible33.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians57county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity15.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,895county
Land area in square miles1,847county
People per square mile of land8.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store27.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person35.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages7.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents153county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in805county
Households that moved away744county
Average income of arriving households$106,407county
Average income of departing households$76,267county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year311county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings28.9%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature39.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.8 incounty
Annual snowfall100.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.44 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing227 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days88 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 14county
Average first fall frostSep 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use747 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood11.3%county
Households with broadband91.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk62.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.7county
Landslide risk93.5county
Hail risk75.6county
Earthquake risk46.6county
Tornado risk26.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk31.4county
Strong wind risk15.5county
Wildfire risk78.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Grand County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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