Demographics of Hinsdale County, Colorado

Hinsdale County, Colorado had 753 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −36 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.

Hinsdale County, in four figures

753
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.6%
Change since July 2020: −36 people.; 48.5 ±7.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,972 ±$34,687
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.

Hinsdale County, Colorado's population shrank 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hinsdale 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hinsdale County, Colorado's population shrank 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hinsdale 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	789	100.0	100.0
2021	773	98.0	100.2
2022	774	98.1	100.7
2023	768	97.3	101.6
2024	753	95.4	102.5
2025	753	95.4	103.1

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Population of Hinsdale County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	789	+5	−2	+8
2021	773	−16	−3	−11
2022	774	+1	−3	+3
2023	768	−6	−1	−5
2024	753	−15	−2	−12
2025	753	0	0	0

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.5 ±7.6: for men 48.2 ±4.6 and for women 49.8 ±13.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hinsdale County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	13 to 63	1.3% to 6.3%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	148 ±49	14.7% ±4.6	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	0 to 93	0% to 9.2%	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	233 ±72	23.2% ±6.6	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	234 ±80	23.3% ±7.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	311 ±81	30.9% ±7.3	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 $75,972 ±$34,687, and income per person $45,001 ±$5,593, 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 Hinsdale County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	11 to 59	2.2% to 11.5%	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	46 to 178	9.4% to 34.4%	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	46 to 164	9.4% to 31.7%	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	118 ±55	23.1% ±10.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	25 to 81	5.0% to 15.7%	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13 to 69	2.7% to 13.4%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	23 to 71	9.2% ±4.5	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Hinsdale County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	14 to 68	1.4% to 6.7%	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 24	0% to 13.0%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3 to 39	0.9% to 8.9%	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 43	0% to 10.9%	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 Hinsdale County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hinsdale County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	1,343 ±76	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	38.0% ±4.8	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	62.0% ±4.0	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±7.7	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.8% to 36.0%	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$437,900 ±$78,990	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,171 ±$114	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Hinsdale County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 41	0% to 4.1%	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	870 ±129	86.6% ±7.9	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.0%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 1.4%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 5.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 1.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 1.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11 to 157	1.2% to 15.6%	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 Hinsdale County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	278 ±89	27.7% ±8.2	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	717 ±124	71.3% ±9.1	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 1.4%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 25	0% to 2.5%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 25	0% to 2.5%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 14	0% to 1.4%	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%.

Hinsdale County among the counties of Colorado

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

Counties of Colorado near Hinsdale County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cheyenne County	1,713	−1.9%
Kiowa County	1,412	−2.8%
Jackson County	1,211	−12.2%
Mineral County	910	+4.6%
San Juan County	813	+14.5%
Hinsdale County	753	−4.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Colorado by median age
No. 3 Counties in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 4 Counties in Colorado by median household income
No. 16 Counties in Colorado by per capita income
No. 21 Counties in Colorado by median home value
No. 23 Counties by median age

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026