Grand County, Colorado

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,794
Median household income: $84,558
Median home value: $507,200

Home to 15,794 residents, Grand County is one of Colorado's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $84,558, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Grand County's population grew 3.2% from 15,303 to 15,794, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $71,198 to $84,558.

The median resident is 45.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,794
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $84,558
Median home value: $507,200
Median gross rent: $1,451
Housing units: 17,037
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,30315,794

Median household income

$71,198$84,558

Median home value

$308,200$507,200

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,451

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,303	$71,198	$308,200	$1,047
2020	15,536	$71,769	$347,400	$976
2021	15,629	$69,353	$374,800	$1,019
2022	15,724	$79,367	$461,200	$1,243
2023	15,794	$84,558	$507,200	$1,451

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	647	4.1%
5 to 17	1,893	12.0%
18 to 24	985	6.2%
25 to 34	2,182	13.8%
35 to 44	2,019	12.8%
45 to 54	2,154	13.6%
55 to 64	2,759	17.5%
65 to 74	2,191	13.9%
75 and over	964	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,439	78.8%
Black or African American	50	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70	0.4%
Asian	42	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.3%
Two or more races	1,568	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,573	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	5.6%
High school graduate	3,061	24.9%
Some college or associate's	3,390	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,165	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,961	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone61.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit2.5%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,466	61.3%
Carpooled	584	6.6%
Public transit	225	2.5%
Walked	536	6.0%
Bicycle	104	1.2%
Worked from home	1,931	21.7%
Other means	70	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,914	41.7%
15 to 29 min	2,008	28.7%
30 to 44 min	1,077	15.4%
45 to 59 min	377	5.4%
60+ min	609	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,420 of 15,760)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,616	56.0%
Nonfamily households	2,844	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,460	37.9%
Vacant	10,577	62.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,934	76.4%
Renter-occupied	1,526	23.6%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached12.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units15.1%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,995	58.7%
1-unit, attached	2,083	12.2%
2 to 4 units	602	3.5%
5 to 19 units	2,577	15.1%
20 or more units	1,251	7.3%
Mobile home & other	529	3.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 08049
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,846 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 40.1131, -106.1108