Gunnison vs Pitkin

A side-by-side comparison of Gunnison and Pitkin: population, income, housing, and more.

Gunnison and Pitkin are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gunnison has the higher population (6,712 vs 127 in Pitkin). Pitkin has the higher median household income ($82,692 vs $55,313 in Gunnison). Gunnison has the higher median home value ($432,200 vs $317,900 in Pitkin).

Population, income & housing

	Gunnison	Pitkin
Population	6,712	127
Median age	26.1 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$82,692
Median home value	$432,200	$317,900
Median gross rent	$1,120	—
Housing units	3,111	221
Homeownership rate	44.9%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.6%	58.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gunnison	Pitkin
Population	6,403 → 6,712 (+4.8%)	91 → 127 (+39.6%)
Median household income	$40,893 → $55,313 (+35.3%)	$60,500 → $82,692 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$244,500 → $432,200 (+76.8%)	$290,600 → $317,900 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $1,120 (+28.7%)	—

Gunnison

Population

6,4036,712

Median household income

$40,893$55,313

Median home value

$244,500$432,200

Median gross rent

$870$1,120

Pitkin

Population

91127

Median household income

$60,500$82,692

Median home value

$290,600$317,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gunnison	Pitkin
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	35.4%
18 to 24	33.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	7.9%
45 to 54	8.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	3.0%	24.4%
65 to 74	6.0%	17.3%
75 and over	4.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gunnison	Pitkin
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gunnison	Pitkin
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.9%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	39.5%	58.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gunnison	Pitkin
Drove alone	47.5%	38.8%
Carpooled	20.3%	0.0%
Public transit	12.4%	0.0%
Walked	11.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	61.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gunnison	Pitkin
1-unit, detached	51.7%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Gunnison	Pitkin
Poverty rate	26.0%	3.1%
Average household size	1.97	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1985	1973