Aspen

Population: 6,862
Median household income: $78,636
Median home value: $1,375,000

Located in Pitkin County, Colorado, Aspen is a community with a population of 6,862. At $78,636, its median household income sits below Pitkin County's $100,318.

From 2019 to 2023, Aspen's population declined 7.7% from 7,431 to 6,862, while its median home value rose 116.1% from $636,400 to $1,375,000.

The median resident is 41.7 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,862
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $78,636
Median home value: $1,375,000
Median gross rent: $1,897
Housing units: 6,107
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4316,862

Median household income

$78,292$78,636

Median home value

$636,400$1,375,000

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,431	$78,292	$636,400	$1,500
2020	7,721	$77,669	$558,000	$1,671
2021	7,019	$89,625	—	$1,622
2022	6,952	$94,338	$842,700	$1,738
2023	6,862	$78,636	$1,375,000	$1,897

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 177.7%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	190	2.8%
5 to 17	528	7.7%
18 to 24	793	11.6%
25 to 34	1,038	15.1%
35 to 44	1,030	15.0%
45 to 54	1,249	18.2%
55 to 64	908	13.2%
65 to 74	665	9.7%
75 and over	461	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,451	79.4%
Black or African American	63	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.5%
Asian	231	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	350	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	733	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate9.5%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree43.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	0.9%
High school graduate	508	9.5%
Some college or associate's	1,141	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,299	43.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,354	25.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone38.9%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit9.1%

Walked14.4%

Bicycle15.7%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,666	38.9%
Carpooled	94	2.2%
Public transit	390	9.1%
Walked	618	14.4%
Bicycle	671	15.7%
Worked from home	732	17.1%
Other means	110	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,922	54.2%
15 to 29 min	1,321	37.2%
30 to 44 min	128	3.6%
45 to 59 min	144	4.1%
60+ min	34	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 11.8% (808 of 6,829)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,559	38.2%
Nonfamily households	2,523	61.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,082	66.8%
Vacant	2,025	33.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,425	59.4%
Renter-occupied	1,657	40.6%

1-unit, detached17.6%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units28.8%

20 or more units22.1%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,074	17.6%
1-unit, attached	928	15.2%
2 to 4 units	891	14.6%
5 to 19 units	1,759	28.8%
20 or more units	1,348	22.1%
Mobile home & other	107	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0803620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1952, -106.8368