Eagle County, Colorado

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 55,374
Median household income: $103,174
Median home value: $814,700

Eagle County is a county in Colorado with a population of 55,374. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $103,174 is above the Colorado median ($92,470).

Between 2019 and 2023, Eagle County's population grew 1.3% from 54,681 to 55,374, while its median household income rose 21.7% from $84,790 to $103,174.

50.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,374
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,174
Median home value: $814,700
Median gross rent: $2,032
Housing units: 33,455
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,68155,374

Median household income

$84,790$103,174

Median home value

$562,300$814,700

Median gross rent

$1,594$2,032

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,681	$84,790	$562,300	$1,594
2020	54,960	$85,877	$617,200	$1,611
2021	55,693	$91,338	$640,400	$1,724
2022	55,650	$98,887	$728,400	$1,868
2023	55,374	$103,174	$814,700	$2,032

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,672	4.8%
5 to 17	8,848	16.0%
18 to 24	3,931	7.1%
25 to 34	8,065	14.6%
35 to 44	9,052	16.3%
45 to 54	7,922	14.3%
55 to 64	6,972	12.6%
65 to 74	5,011	9.0%
75 and over	2,901	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,931	63.1%
Black or African American	524	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	703	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.1%
Some other race	117	0.2%
Two or more races	2,277	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,729	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree33.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,728	6.8%
High school graduate	7,077	17.7%
Some college or associate's	10,049	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	13,541	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,528	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit4.5%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,742	68.9%
Carpooled	3,344	10.6%
Public transit	1,431	4.5%
Walked	927	2.9%
Bicycle	172	0.5%
Worked from home	3,568	11.3%
Other means	389	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,897	35.3%
15 to 29 min	9,776	34.9%
30 to 44 min	5,256	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,815	6.5%
60+ min	1,261	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 8.3% (4,553 of 55,036)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,667	60.6%
Nonfamily households	8,244	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,911	62.5%
Vacant	12,544	37.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,130	67.6%
Renter-occupied	6,781	32.4%

1-unit, detached36.3%

1-unit, attached15.8%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units15.3%

20 or more units20.1%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,141	36.3%
1-unit, attached	5,278	15.8%
2 to 4 units	2,278	6.8%
5 to 19 units	5,119	15.3%
20 or more units	6,708	20.1%
Mobile home & other	1,931	5.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 08037
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,684 sq mi
Water area: 7.32 sq mi
Center point: 39.6270, -106.6952