Telluride

Population: 2,595
Median household income: $97,330
Median home value: $390,300

Located in San Miguel County, Colorado, Telluride is a community with a population of 2,595. At $97,330, its median household income sits above San Miguel County's $80,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, Telluride's population grew 32.1% from 1,965 to 2,595, while its median home value fell 5.0% from $410,800 to $390,300.

The median gross rent is $2,269. 85.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,595
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $97,330
Median home value: $390,300
Median gross rent: $2,269
Housing units: 2,294
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 85.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9652,595

Median household income

$67,356$97,330

Median home value

$410,800$390,300

Median gross rent

$1,412$2,269

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,965	$67,356	$410,800	$1,412
2020	2,059	$68,878	$415,100	$1,470
2021	2,593	$83,542	$443,500	$1,825
2022	2,622	$81,429	$370,700	$1,844
2023	2,595	$97,330	$390,300	$2,269

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5422.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	2.9%
5 to 17	347	13.4%
18 to 24	115	4.4%
25 to 34	437	16.8%
35 to 44	395	15.2%
45 to 54	579	22.3%
55 to 64	375	14.5%
65 to 74	203	7.8%
75 and over	69	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,469	95.1%
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	32	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate3.8%

Some college or associate's10.3%

Bachelor's degree70.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	79	3.8%
Some college or associate's	212	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,449	70.4%
Graduate or professional degree	318	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone14.9%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked43.6%

Bicycle9.6%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	14.9%
Carpooled	49	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	677	43.6%
Bicycle	149	9.6%
Worked from home	412	26.6%
Other means	33	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	979	86.0%
15 to 29 min	127	11.2%
30 to 44 min	33	2.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 6.2% (162 of 2,595)

	Count	Share
Family households	495	38.9%
Nonfamily households	777	61.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,272	55.4%
Vacant	1,022	44.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	921	72.4%
Renter-occupied	351	27.6%

1-unit, detached32.0%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units21.8%

5 to 19 units28.2%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	735	32.0%
1-unit, attached	47	2.0%
2 to 4 units	500	21.8%
5 to 19 units	647	28.2%
20 or more units	317	13.8%
Mobile home & other	48	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0876795
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9402, -107.8182