Demographics of Ouray County, Colorado

Ouray County, Colorado had 5,265 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +386 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.

Ouray County, in four figures

5,265
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.9%
Change since July 2020: +386 people.; 55.4 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,020 ±$11,186
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.

Ouray County, Colorado's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ouray 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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Ouray County, Colorado's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ouray 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	4,879	100.0	100.0
2021	5,059	103.7	100.2
2022	5,095	104.4	100.7
2023	5,167	105.9	101.6
2024	5,173	106.0	102.5
2025	5,265	107.9	103.1

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Population of Ouray 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	4,879	0	−1	0	+2
2021	5,059	+180	+4	+1	+186
2022	5,095	+36	−10	+10	+36
2023	5,167	+72	−12	+13	+69
2024	5,173	+6	−12	+10	+9
2025	5,265	+92	−9	+9	+93

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.4 ±4.2: for men 57.3 ±4.6 and for women 54.1 ±4.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ouray County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	94 ±36	1.8% ±0.7	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	545 ±136	10.7% ±2.7	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	34 to 168	0.7% to 3.3%	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,037 ±177	20.4% ±3.5	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,490 ±195	29.3% ±3.8	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,820 ±216	35.8% ±4.3	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 $91,020 ±$11,186, and income per person $54,268 ±$3,547, 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 Ouray County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	327 ±129	12.5% ±4.8	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	362 ±112	13.8% ±4.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	392 ±112	14.9% ±4.2	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	379 ±97	14.4% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	610 ±120	23.3% ±4.3	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	236 ±66	9.0% ±2.5	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	317 ±69	12.1% ±2.5	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 Ouray County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	216 ±86	4.3% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5 to 37	0.9% to 5.8%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	129 ±57	5.9% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	23 to 109	1.0% to 4.8%	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 Ouray County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ouray County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	3,531 ±179	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.3% ±2.9	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.7% ±4.3	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.5% ±3.5	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.5% ±4.6	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$739,800 ±$56,060	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,786 ±$298	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±3	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 Ouray County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	308 ±146	6.1% ±2.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,535 ±171	89.1% ±3.4	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.6%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 1.0%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	199 ±82	3.9% ±1.6	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 Ouray County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	1,419 ±238	27.9% ±4.7	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,393 ±257	66.7% ±5.1	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 130	0.6% to 2.6%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	196 ±78	3.9% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	46 to 160	0.9% to 3.1%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	40 to 146	0.8% to 2.9%	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%.

Ouray County among the counties of Colorado

52nd of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Ouray County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Washington County	4,732	−1.6%
Phillips County	4,420	−2.4%
Costilla County	3,679	+5.1%
Baca County	3,347	−3.8%
Dolores County	2,466	+5.8%

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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