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Routt County, CO

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

AI Overview

Routt County, home to Steamboat Springs, is a small mountain county of roughly 25,000 residents with an economy oriented around outdoor recreation and tourism, reflected in a GDP per capita of $88,135 that substantially outpaces median worker earnings of $51,719. The labor force is well-educated—52.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and unemployment sits at just 2.5%, though housing costs are steep, with a median home value of $756,200 and median gross rent of $1,845 per month. Population growth has been nearly flat at +0.5% over five years, and a median household income of $106,489 alongside a low poverty rate of 6.4% reflect a relatively affluent but high-cost environment.

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

Population

24,990

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$106,489

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,356 (81.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,773 (11.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races882 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone645 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone165 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone152 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,383
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)131
  3. 3.Other Indo-European106
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic101
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic68

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$88,135

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$65,003

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,614
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,305
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,774
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,710
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,656

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,388
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,646
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,981
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,603
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations963

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.14×)478
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.87×)1,817
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.77×)2,182
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)1,130
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.08×)713

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$756,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,845/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $2,000,000 or More1,541 (18.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,379 (16.1%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,245 (14.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,193 (13.9%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999807 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999662 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,507 (66.0%)
  • Worked At Home3,063 (21.3%)
  • Carpooled877 (6.1%)
  • Walked331 (2.3%)
  • Public Transit245 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle171 (1.2%)

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.