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Park County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Park County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Park County is a small, rural Colorado county of 17,739 residents with a median age of 51.2 years and a labor force participation rate of 59.6%, reflecting its largely retirement- and amenity-oriented population. Household incomes are relatively high at $103,670 median, though GDP per capita of $27,080 suggests limited local economic output, and the 39.8-minute mean commute points to a substantial share of workers employed outside the county. The population grew 2.0% over five years, homeownership stands at 87.4%, and a poverty rate of just 7.2% accompanies a tight unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,739

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$103,670

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

Park County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,913 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race628 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races569 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone357 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone200 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone169 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish203
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)203
  3. 3.Other Indo-European69
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)25
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,522

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,080

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$53,396

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,670
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,591
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,248
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services802
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)716

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,351
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,868
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,208
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations996
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations793

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.86×)1,136
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)642
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.50×)625
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.31×)266
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.28×)1,399

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$489,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,942/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,680 (34.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,892 (24.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,146 (14.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999882 (11.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999258 (3.3%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999217 (2.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$55,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

39.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,245 (56.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,262 (24.4%)
  • Carpooled1,432 (15.5%)
  • Other279 (3.0%)
  • Walked18 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit16 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.