Routt County, Colorado

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,990
Median household income: $104,803
Median home value: $756,200

Routt County, Colorado counts 24,990 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $104,803 is above the Colorado median ($92,470).

Between 2019 and 2023, Routt County's population held roughly steady from 25,072 to 24,990, while its median household income rose 35.3% from $77,443 to $104,803.

The median resident is 42.6 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 15.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,990
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $104,803
Median home value: $756,200
Median gross rent: $1,845
Housing units: 16,913
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,07224,990

Median household income

$77,443$104,803

Median home value

$535,300$756,200

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,072	$77,443	$535,300	$1,282
2020	25,317	$76,198	$534,100	$1,365
2021	24,899	$83,725	$570,600	$1,448
2022	24,944	$95,144	$691,800	$1,721
2023	24,990	$104,803	$756,200	$1,845

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,023	4.1%
5 to 17	3,357	13.4%
18 to 24	1,718	6.9%
25 to 34	3,462	13.9%
35 to 44	3,764	15.1%
45 to 54	3,540	14.2%
55 to 64	3,738	15.0%
65 to 74	3,045	12.2%
75 and over	1,343	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,351	81.4%
Black or African American	36	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	0.4%
Asian	211	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.1%
Some other race	159	0.6%
Two or more races	1,925	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,180	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree33.1%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	657	3.5%
High school graduate	3,346	17.7%
Some college or associate's	5,042	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,252	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,595	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,297	66.9%
Carpooled	1,009	7.3%
Public transit	168	1.2%
Walked	423	3.0%
Bicycle	299	2.2%
Worked from home	2,565	18.5%
Other means	139	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,352	47.2%
15 to 29 min	2,999	26.5%
30 to 44 min	2,046	18.1%
45 to 59 min	423	3.7%
60+ min	515	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 6.4% (1,580 of 24,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,997	65.9%
Nonfamily households	3,622	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,619	62.8%
Vacant	6,294	37.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,058	75.9%
Renter-occupied	2,561	24.1%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,570	50.7%
1-unit, attached	2,080	12.3%
2 to 4 units	955	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,722	10.2%
20 or more units	2,715	16.1%
Mobile home & other	871	5.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 08107
State: Colorado
Land area: 2,362 sq mi
Water area: 6.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.4837, -106.9877