Summit County, Colorado

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,857
Median household income: $106,255
Median home value: $850,700

Summit County, Colorado counts 30,857 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $106,255, its median household income sits above Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Summit County's population held roughly steady from 30,649 to 30,857, while its median household income rose 34.0% from $79,277 to $106,255.

The median resident is 39.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,857
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $106,255
Median home value: $850,700
Median gross rent: $1,851
Housing units: 31,849
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,64930,857

Median household income

$79,277$106,255

Median home value

$579,600$850,700

Median gross rent

$1,393$1,851

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,649	$79,277	$579,600	$1,393
2020	30,735	$80,709	$596,300	$1,449
2021	31,042	$93,505	$641,900	$1,743
2022	30,955	$100,611	$760,000	$1,807
2023	30,857	$106,255	$850,700	$1,851

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,102	3.6%
5 to 17	3,962	12.8%
18 to 24	1,770	5.7%
25 to 34	6,062	19.6%
35 to 44	4,898	15.9%
45 to 54	4,231	13.7%
55 to 64	4,093	13.3%
65 to 74	3,469	11.2%
75 and over	1,270	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,120	74.9%
Black or African American	115	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.3%
Asian	461	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	158	0.5%
Some other race	45	0.1%
Two or more races	1,648	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,218	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate17.0%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree32.5%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,218	5.1%
High school graduate	4,095	17.0%
Some college or associate's	6,106	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,808	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4,796	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone59.8%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit4.5%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,160	59.8%
Carpooled	1,737	9.3%
Public transit	844	4.5%
Walked	621	3.3%
Bicycle	268	1.4%
Worked from home	3,990	21.4%
Other means	29	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,995	34.1%
15 to 29 min	6,393	43.6%
30 to 44 min	2,046	14.0%
45 to 59 min	384	2.6%
60+ min	841	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.4% (2,277 of 30,670)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,739	54.6%
Nonfamily households	5,608	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,347	38.8%
Vacant	19,502	61.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,546	69.2%
Renter-occupied	3,801	30.8%

1-unit, detached35.6%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units27.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,335	35.6%
1-unit, attached	4,607	14.5%
2 to 4 units	1,668	5.2%
5 to 19 units	5,078	15.9%
20 or more units	8,740	27.4%
Mobile home & other	421	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 08117
State: Colorado
Land area: 608 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 39.6210, -106.1376