Crested Butte

Population: 1,436
Median household income: $71,923
Median home value: $928,100

Crested Butte, a community in Gunnison County, Colorado, has 1,436 residents. At $71,923, its median household income sits below Gunnison County's $77,358.

From 2019 to 2023, Crested Butte's population grew 7.2% from 1,339 to 1,436, while its median home value rose 63.3% from $568,500 to $928,100.

Owners occupy 65.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,436
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,923
Median home value: $928,100
Median gross rent: $1,437
Housing units: 1,272
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3391,436

Median household income

$70,644$71,923

Median home value

$568,500$928,100

Median gross rent

$1,446$1,437

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,339	$70,644	$568,500	$1,446
2020	1,335	$62,500	$534,300	$1,266
2021	1,419	$64,714	$720,600	$1,369
2022	1,434	$67,625	$1,013,000	$1,426
2023	1,436	$71,923	$928,100	$1,437

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5421.4%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.9%
5 to 17	213	14.8%
18 to 24	87	6.1%
25 to 34	202	14.1%
35 to 44	185	12.9%
45 to 54	308	21.4%
55 to 64	123	8.6%
65 to 74	229	15.9%
75 and over	48	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,298	90.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.5%

High school graduate9.6%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree52.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	0.5%
High school graduate	105	9.6%
Some college or associate's	156	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	576	52.6%
Graduate or professional degree	253	23.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone28.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked28.3%

Bicycle21.8%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	252	28.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	9	1.0%
Walked	247	28.3%
Bicycle	190	21.8%
Worked from home	175	20.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	564	80.8%
15 to 29 min	56	8.0%
30 to 44 min	54	7.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	24	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 5.9% (85 of 1,436)

	Count	Share
Family households	310	37.9%
Nonfamily households	508	62.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	818	64.3%
Vacant	454	35.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	538	65.8%
Renter-occupied	280	34.2%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units23.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	777	61.1%
1-unit, attached	59	4.6%
2 to 4 units	298	23.4%
5 to 19 units	70	5.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	68	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0818310
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8678, -106.9773