Ouray County, Colorado

Ouray County has a population of 5,087 and has grown 7.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $739,800, about 8.1 times the county's median household income of $91,020.

Home price
$739,800
Income
$91,020
Population
5,087
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$739,800county
Median gross rent$1,786county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198032.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use19.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,526county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,245county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,122county
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$91,020county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate4.3%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 home19.9%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.5%county
Economic output per resident$60,828county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.28%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 time27.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10721county
Miles to nearest general aviation field39 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.3%county
Traffic deaths78.6county
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 higher56.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.4%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment500county
Students per full-time teacher10.0county
Free lunch eligible27.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance12.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

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

Population5,087county
Land area in square miles541county
People per square mile of land9.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age55.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1812.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over35.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents246county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in259county
Households that moved away226county
Average income of arriving households$152,614county
Average income of departing households$91,584county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes22county
Housing units authorised in the latest year76county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.0 incounty
Annual snowfall88.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing205 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days110 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 3county
Average first fall frostSep 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$107county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use716 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.1%county
Homes heated by propane21.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood11.9%county
Households with broadband90.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.0county
Landslide risk98.3county
Hail risk1.7county
Earthquake risk27.9county
Tornado risk2.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk1.7county
Winter weather risk17.0county
Strong wind risk1.4county
Wildfire risk71.9county

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 Ouray 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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