Mountain Village, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,185
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
33.8
6.89% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.6%
28.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$52,923
11.6% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$2M
2024 Employed Population
1,650
38.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mountain Village, 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.

93.5% of the residents in Mountain Village, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mountain Village, CO was $2M, and the homeownership rate was 27.4%.

Most people in Mountain Village, CO walked to work, and the average commute time was 14.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mountain Village, CO was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mountain Village, CO is home to a population of 2.19k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.79% of Mountain Village, CO residents were born outside of the country (214 people).

In 2024, there were 2.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.32k people) in Mountain Village, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 655 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 98 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%
2024 Citizenship
86.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.5% of Mountain Village, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain Village, CO was 86.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Village, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.32k ± 181
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    655 ± 249
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    98 ± 51
31.5%
Hispanic Population
689 people

In 2024, there were 2.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.32k people) in Mountain Village, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 655 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 98 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.5% of the people in Mountain Village, CO are hispanic (689 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.79%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
214 people
18.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
323 people

As of 2024, 9.79% of Mountain Village, CO residents (214 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 Mountain Village, CO was 18.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    42 ± 50
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    41 ± 71
  3. World War II
    8 ± 11

Mountain Village, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mountain Village, CO employs 1.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mountain Village, CO were Retail Trade (484 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (296 people), and Construction (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($100,446).

Employment

Occupations

1.65k
2024 Value
± 420
38.3%
1 Year growth
± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain Village, CO grew at a rate of 38.3%, from 1.19k employees to 1.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain Village, CO, are Sales & Related Occupations (501 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (179 people), and Management Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain Village, CO.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.65k
2024 Value
± 420
38.3%
1 Year growth
± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain Village, CO grew at a rate of 38.3%, from 1.19k employees to 1.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain Village, CO, are Retail Trade (484 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (296 people), and Construction (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain Village, CO, though some of these residents may live in Mountain Village, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$35,909
Median earning men ± $23,084
$52,813
Median earning women ± $23,505

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($107,292), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($44,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,375).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Mountain Village, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
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 Colorado2
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.

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Housing & Living

People in Mountain Village, CO have an average commute time of 14.1 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Mountain Village, CO is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$428
Median Property Taxes
±$112

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 Mountain Village, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

27.4%
Homeownership
2024
62.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 27.4% of the housing units in Mountain Village, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 33.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,923
Median Household Income
± $24,639
1.56k
Number of Households
± 434

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.56k households in Mountain Village, CO declined from $52,923 from the previous year's value of $59,881.

The following chart displays the households in Mountain Village, 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 $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountain Village, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Walked (39%)
  2. Drove Alone (22.7%)
  3. Other (13.9%)

In 2024, 39% of workers in Mountain Village, CO walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (22.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (13.9%).

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.

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Commute Time

14.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain Village, CO have a shorter commute time (14.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.968% of the workforce in Mountain Village, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mountain Village, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mountain Village, CO have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain Village, CO (473 out of 2.19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mountain Village, CO is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

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.

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Health

74.3% of the population of Mountain Village, CO has health coverage, with 36.7% on employee plans, 9.75% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 3.16% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 67.3% were men and 32.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 34.2% between 18 and 34 years, 31.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 67.3% were men and 32.7% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

25.7%
Uninsured
36.7%
Employer Coverage
9.75%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
13.9%
Non-Group
3.16%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mountain Village, CO grew by 17.5% from 21.9% to 25.7%.

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

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