Alamosa County vs Gunnison County

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

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

Gunnison County has the higher population (17,158 vs 16,515 in Alamosa County). Gunnison County has the higher median household income ($77,358 vs $51,445 in Alamosa County). Gunnison County has the higher median home value ($597,200 vs $218,800 in Alamosa County).

Population, income & housing

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
Population	16,515	17,158
Median age	33.1 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,445	$77,358
Median home value	$218,800	$597,200
Median gross rent	$904	$1,191
Housing units	7,148	12,348
Homeownership rate	56.4%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	59.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
Population	16,107 → 16,515 (+2.5%)	16,802 → 17,158 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$37,515 → $51,445 (+37.1%)	$56,577 → $77,358 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$157,500 → $218,800 (+38.9%)	$367,300 → $597,200 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $904 (+29.1%)	$992 → $1,191 (+20.1%)

Alamosa County

Population

16,10716,515

Median household income

$37,515$51,445

Median home value

$157,500$218,800

Median gross rent

$700$904

Gunnison County

Population

16,80217,158

Median household income

$56,577$77,358

Median home value

$367,300$597,200

Median gross rent

$992$1,191

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
Under 5	5.8%	2.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	15.9%	17.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.7%
75 and over	5.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	84.7%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	47.8%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
No high school diploma	10.9%	1.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	41.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
Drove alone	76.5%	51.1%
Carpooled	13.4%	15.0%
Public transit	0.1%	6.1%
Walked	4.9%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	3.1%
Worked from home	3.9%	13.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
1-unit, detached	63.9%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	10.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Alamosa County	Gunnison County
Poverty rate	18.2%	13.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1984	1988