Grand County vs Gunnison County

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

Grand 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 15,794 in Grand County). Grand County has the higher median household income ($84,558 vs $77,358 in Gunnison County). Gunnison County has the higher median home value ($597,200 vs $507,200 in Grand County).

Population, income & housing

	Grand County	Gunnison County
Population	15,794	17,158
Median age	45.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,558	$77,358
Median home value	$507,200	$597,200
Median gross rent	$1,451	$1,191
Housing units	17,037	12,348
Homeownership rate	76.4%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	59.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand County	Gunnison County
Population	15,303 → 15,794 (+3.2%)	16,802 → 17,158 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$71,198 → $84,558 (+18.8%)	$56,577 → $77,358 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$308,200 → $507,200 (+64.6%)	$367,300 → $597,200 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,047 → $1,451 (+38.6%)	$992 → $1,191 (+20.1%)

Grand County

Population

15,30315,794

Median household income

$71,198$84,558

Median home value

$308,200$507,200

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,451

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)

	Grand County	Gunnison County
Under 5	4.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	12.0%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	17.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.9%	9.7%
75 and over	6.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand County	Gunnison County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	9.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand County	Gunnison County
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.7%
High school graduate	24.9%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	41.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand County	Gunnison County
Drove alone	61.3%	51.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	15.0%
Public transit	2.5%	6.1%
Walked	6.0%	11.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	3.1%
Worked from home	21.7%	13.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand County	Gunnison County
1-unit, detached	58.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	12.2%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	10.5%
20 or more units	7.3%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Grand County	Gunnison County
Poverty rate	9.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1990	1988