Yampa

Population: 342
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $317,900

Yampa is a community in Routt County, Colorado, home to 342 residents. Its median household income of $68,750 runs below the Routt County figure of $104,803.

Between 2019 and 2023, Yampa's population declined 17.2% from 413 to 342, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $224,000 to $317,900.

31.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 93.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 342
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $317,900
Median gross rent: $1,688
Housing units: 189
Homeownership rate: 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

413342

Median household income

$53,125$68,750

Median home value

$224,000$317,900

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	413	$53,125	$224,000	$1,175
2020	463	$63,026	$223,100	$1,446
2021	447	$54,375	$244,200	$1,281
2022	424	$65,625	$279,600	$1,297
2023	342	$68,750	$317,900	$1,688

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7422.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	5.6%
5 to 17	49	14.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	29	8.5%
35 to 44	52	15.2%
45 to 54	37	10.8%
55 to 64	47	13.7%
65 to 74	78	22.8%
75 and over	31	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	283	82.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	3.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	1.2%
Two or more races	33	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	4.4%
High school graduate	89	32.5%
Some college or associate's	88	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	72	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone45.8%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70	45.8%
Carpooled	26	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	8.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	28.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	26.6%
15 to 29 min	4	3.7%
30 to 44 min	27	24.8%
45 to 59 min	44	40.4%
60+ min	5	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 6.7% (23 of 342)

	Count	Share
Family households	101	62.3%
Nonfamily households	61	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	162	85.7%
Vacant	27	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	93.2%
Renter-occupied	11	6.8%

1-unit, detached94.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0886475
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1530, -106.9085