Demographics of Gilpin County, Colorado

Gilpin County, Colorado had 6,073 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +256 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gilpin County, in four figures

6,073
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +256 people.; 47.2 ±4.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,361 ±$18,874
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Gilpin County, Colorado's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gilpin County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Gilpin County, Colorado's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gilpin County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,817	100.0	100.0
2021	5,891	101.3	100.2
2022	5,898	101.4	100.7
2023	5,899	101.4	101.6
2024	5,955	102.4	102.5
2025	6,073	104.4	103.1

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Population of Gilpin County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,817	+14	+8	+1	+6
2021	5,891	+74	0	+8	+66
2022	5,898	+7	+16	+28	−34
2023	5,899	+1	−4	+4	−3
2024	5,955	+56	+17	0	+38
2025	6,073	+118	+18	0	+101

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±4.4: for men 46.9 ±7.0 and for women 47.5 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gilpin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	300 ±109	5.1% ±1.9	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	667 ±215	11.3% ±3.6	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	52 to 342	0.9% to 5.8%	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,415 ±251	24.0% ±4.3	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,007 ±413	34.0% ±7.0	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,315 ±270	22.3% ±4.6	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,361 ±$18,874, and income per person $59,765 ±$9,325, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gilpin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	318 ±146	10.2% ±4.6	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	428 ±192	13.7% ±6.1	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	383 ±158	12.3% ±5.0	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	508 ±178	16.3% ±5.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	715 ±237	22.9% ±7.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	190 ±85	6.1% ±2.7	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	580 ±258	18.6% ±8.2	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gilpin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	649 ±296	11.2% ±5.1	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3 to 437	1.7% to 46.9%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	231 ±95	8.3% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	71 to 325	3.6% to 15.2%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gilpin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gilpin County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	3,746 ±247	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.3% ±0.2	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.7% ±4.4	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.5% ±5.8	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.5% ±4.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$573,900 ±$53,130	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,658 ±$244	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±5	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gilpin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	436 ±178	7.4% ±3.0	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,002 ±294	84.8% ±5.0	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 335	0% to 5.7%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 120	0.1% to 2.0%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 124	< 0.1% to 2.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	72 to 282	1.2% to 4.8%	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gilpin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	1,842 ±318	31.2% ±5.4	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,879 ±319	65.7% ±5.4	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 88	0% to 1.5%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	60 to 236	1.0% to 4.0%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 164	0.2% to 2.8%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 121	0% to 2.1%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gilpin County among the counties of Colorado

47th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Gilpin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Conejos County	7,529	+1.0%
Kit Carson County	7,069	+0.1%
Huerfano County	7,011	+2.7%
Saguache County	6,732	+5.3%
Rio Blanco County	6,683	+2.5%
Gilpin County	6,073	+4.4%
Bent County	5,716	+4.5%
Crowley County	5,677	−0.5%
Lincoln County	5,645	−0.4%
Custer County	5,590	+18.3%
Ouray County	5,265	+7.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026