Gilpin County, CO

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2024 Population

5,901

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.2

3.08% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.2%

12% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$95,361

7.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$573,900

12% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,377

3.35% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Gilpin County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Gilpin County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gilpin County, CO was $573,900, and the homeownership rate was 87.5%.

Most people in Gilpin County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Gilpin County, CO was 3 cars per household.

Gilpin County, CO borders Boulder County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Grand County, CO, and Jefferson County, CO.

United States Colorado Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

Population & Diversity

Gilpin County, CO is home to a population of 5.9k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.47% of Gilpin County, CO residents were born outside of the country (146 people).

In 2024, there were 28.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5k people) in Gilpin County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 177 White (Hispanic) and 152 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Gilpin County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gilpin County, CO was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gilpin County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gilpin County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
5k ± 294
White (Hispanic)
177 ± 134
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
152 ± 183

7.39%

Hispanic Population

436 people

7.39% of the people in Gilpin County, CO are hispanic (436 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gilpin County, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
203,143 ± 10,870 people
India
22,453 ± 3,672 people
China
17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

Foreign-Born Population

2.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

146 people

5.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

305 people

As of 2024, 2.47% of Gilpin County, CO residents (146 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gilpin County, CO was 5.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gilpin County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
175 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
47 ± 51

Gilpin County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.3 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gilpin County, CO.

Economy

The economy of Gilpin County, CO employs 3.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gilpin County, CO were Educational Services (529 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (406 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (378 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($170,094), Finance & Insurance ($131,146), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,521).

Employment

Occupations

3.38k

2024 Value

± 543

−3.35%

1 Year decline

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilpin County, CO declined at a rate of −3.35%, from 3.49k employees to 3.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gilpin County, CO, are Management Occupations (941 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (357 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (266 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gilpin County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.38k

2024 Value

± 543

−3.35%

1 Year decline

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilpin County, CO declined at a rate of −3.35%, from 3.49k employees to 3.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gilpin County, CO, are Educational Services (529 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (406 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (378 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gilpin County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Gilpin County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,775

Median earning men ± $28,697

$46,753

Median earning women ± $6,119

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($170,811), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($128,269), and Information ($103,729).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($111,161), and Manufacturing ($92,917).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

22
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
19
Construction
8
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$125k
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$111k
Accommodation and Food Services
$3.06k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Gilpin County, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gilpin County, CO was $573,900 in 2024, which is 1.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $512,600 to $573,900, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Gilpin County, CO is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gilpin County, CO have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gilpin County, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gilpin County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.64%.

Housing

Property

$573,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$53,130

$2,732

Median Property Taxes

±$457

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gilpin County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gilpin County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

73.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Gilpin County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gilpin County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$95,361

Median Household Income

± $18,874

3.12k

Number of Households

± 495

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.12k households in Gilpin County, CO grew to $95,361 from the previous year's value of $88,654.

The following chart displays the households in Gilpin County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gilpin County, CO is from Colorado.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.2%)
Worked At Home (15.7%)
Carpooled (12.2%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Gilpin County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.7%) and those who carpooled to work (12.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gilpin County, CO have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.598% of the workforce in Gilpin County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gilpin County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gilpin County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gilpin County, CO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gilpin County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.64%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gilpin County, CO (649 out of 5.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gilpin County, CO is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 9.7% of the children was living in poverty in Gilpin County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 286 in Gilpin County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 41.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.1% of the population of Gilpin County, CO has health coverage, with 44.5% on employee plans, 14.5% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 19.9% on non-group plans, and 0.972% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gilpin County, CO see 2,936 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,936 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1482 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.3% were men and 44.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,936 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gilpin County, CO

Primary care physicians in Gilpin County, CO see an average of 2,936 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,936 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gilpin County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 13.7% between 18 and 34 years, 47.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.3% were men and 44.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.89%

Uninsured

44.5%

Employer Coverage

14.5%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

19.9%

Non-Group

0.972%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gilpin County, CO declined by 47.6% from 7.42% to 3.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gilpin County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.