Gypsum

Population: 8,481
Median household income: $124,534
Median home value: $553,600

Gypsum, a community in Eagle County, Colorado, has 8,481 residents. The median household income of $124,534 is above the Eagle County median ($103,174).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gypsum's population grew 18.2% from 7,173 to 8,481, while its median home value rose 51.9% from $364,400 to $553,600.

75.6% of workers drive to work alone. 58.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,481
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $124,534
Median home value: $553,600
Median gross rent: $2,198
Housing units: 2,607
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1738,481

Median household income

$78,872$124,534

Median home value

$364,400$553,600

Median gross rent

$1,730$2,198

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,173	$78,872	$364,400	$1,730
2020	7,049	$77,788	$388,800	$1,738
2021	8,047	$83,324	$383,600	$1,780
2022	8,291	$99,726	$481,000	$1,741
2023	8,481	$124,534	$553,600	$2,198

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	507	6.0%
5 to 17	1,646	19.4%
18 to 24	582	6.9%
25 to 34	1,089	12.8%
35 to 44	1,053	12.4%
45 to 54	1,357	16.0%
55 to 64	722	8.5%
65 to 74	831	9.8%
75 and over	694	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,740	44.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,701	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	933	16.2%
High school graduate	1,794	31.2%
Some college or associate's	1,276	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,215	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	528	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,288	75.6%
Carpooled	709	16.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	353	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,644	41.1%
15 to 29 min	880	22.0%
30 to 44 min	775	19.4%
45 to 59 min	521	13.0%
60+ min	177	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.36
Poverty rate: 6.7% (567 of 8,481)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,034	80.6%
Nonfamily households	491	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,525	96.9%
Vacant	82	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,871	74.1%
Renter-occupied	654	25.9%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other20.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,521	58.3%
1-unit, attached	56	2.1%
2 to 4 units	77	3.0%
5 to 19 units	280	10.7%
20 or more units	134	5.1%
Mobile home & other	539	20.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0833695
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 39.6202, -106.9564