Mount Crested Butte

Population: 829
Median household income: $93,182
Median home value: $594,600

Located in Gunnison County, Colorado, Mount Crested Butte is a community with a population of 829. Its median household income of $93,182 runs above the Gunnison County figure of $77,358.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Crested Butte's population declined 16.2% from 989 to 829, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $438,000 to $594,600.

Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 829
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $93,182
Median home value: $594,600
Median gross rent: $1,717
Housing units: 1,597
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

989829

Median household income

$80,156$93,182

Median home value

$438,000$594,600

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	989	$80,156	$438,000	$1,273
2020	1,050	$62,708	$466,400	$1,328
2021	906	$85,625	$494,700	$1,336
2022	869	$93,194	$603,000	$1,567
2023	829	$93,182	$594,600	$1,717

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 171.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3429.1%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5422.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 743.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	1.4%
5 to 17	15	1.8%
18 to 24	52	6.3%
25 to 34	241	29.1%
35 to 44	142	17.1%
45 to 54	183	22.1%
55 to 64	121	14.6%
65 to 74	29	3.5%
75 and over	34	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	777	93.7%
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	52	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate0.0%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree57.1%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	0	0.0%
Some college or associate's	144	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	428	57.1%
Graduate or professional degree	178	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone43.2%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit6.4%

Walked26.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	275	43.2%
Carpooled	70	11.0%
Public transit	41	6.4%
Walked	169	26.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	12.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	67.7%
15 to 29 min	158	28.5%
30 to 44 min	21	3.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 10.5% (87 of 829)

	Count	Share
Family households	200	45.5%
Nonfamily households	240	54.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	440	27.6%
Vacant	1,157	72.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	313	71.1%
Renter-occupied	127	28.9%

1-unit, detached21.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units32.2%

20 or more units31.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	340	21.3%
1-unit, attached	49	3.1%
2 to 4 units	198	12.4%
5 to 19 units	514	32.2%
20 or more units	496	31.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0852570
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9083, -106.9606