Chaffee County, Colorado

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,876
Median household income: $70,909
Median home value: $598,500

Chaffee County, Colorado counts 19,876 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $70,909, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chaffee County's population grew 1.6% from 19,557 to 19,876, while its median household income rose 27.1% from $55,771 to $70,909.

Households average 2.00 people. The median gross rent is $1,514.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,876
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,909
Median home value: $598,500
Median gross rent: $1,514
Housing units: 11,315
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,55719,876

Median household income

$55,771$70,909

Median home value

$357,800$598,500

Median gross rent

$931$1,514

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,557	$55,771	$357,800	$931
2020	19,977	$55,176	$387,300	$1,104
2021	19,436	$61,216	$416,100	$1,157
2022	19,564	$65,703	$514,900	$1,330
2023	19,876	$70,909	$598,500	$1,514

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	783	3.9%
5 to 17	2,112	10.6%
18 to 24	1,146	5.8%
25 to 34	2,420	12.2%
35 to 44	2,714	13.7%
45 to 54	2,495	12.6%
55 to 64	3,077	15.5%
65 to 74	3,290	16.6%
75 and over	1,839	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,802	84.5%
Black or African American	191	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.3%
Asian	147	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.2%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	686	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,933	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	856	5.4%
High school graduate	3,469	21.9%
Some college or associate's	4,317	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,238	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,955	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone60.8%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle4.3%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,392	60.8%
Carpooled	868	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	353	4.0%
Bicycle	379	4.3%
Worked from home	1,741	19.6%
Other means	131	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,698	66.0%
15 to 29 min	1,204	16.9%
30 to 44 min	707	9.9%
45 to 59 min	48	0.7%
60+ min	466	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 10.0% (1,844 of 18,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,658	61.5%
Nonfamily households	3,537	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,195	81.3%
Vacant	2,120	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,707	72.9%
Renter-occupied	2,488	27.1%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,073	80.2%
1-unit, attached	478	4.2%
2 to 4 units	626	5.5%
5 to 19 units	307	2.7%
20 or more units	86	0.8%
Mobile home & other	745	6.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 08015
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,013 sq mi
Water area: 1.54 sq mi
Center point: 38.7346, -106.3000