Demographics of Routt County, Colorado

Routt County, Colorado had 25,329 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +492 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.

Routt County, in four figures

25,329
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +492 people.; 43.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $106,489 ±$9,881
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.

Routt County, Colorado's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Routt 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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Routt County, Colorado's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Routt 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	24,837	100.0	100.0
2021	25,073	101.0	100.2
2022	25,173	101.4	100.7
2023	25,290	101.8	101.6
2024	25,471	102.6	102.5
2025	25,329	102.0	103.1

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Population of Routt 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	24,837	+8	+19	0	−18
2021	25,073	+236	+63	+10	+151
2022	25,173	+100	+79	+98	−58
2023	25,290	+117	+57	+167	−109
2024	25,471	+181	+67	+183	−79
2025	25,329	−142	+85	+57	−289

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.5: for men 42.9 ±1.1 and for women 43.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Routt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	916 ±93	3.7% ±0.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,396 ±272	13.5% ±1.1	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,732 ±246	6.9% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,135 ±463	28.4% ±1.8	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,268 ±451	29.0% ±1.8	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,637 ±401	18.5% ±1.6	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $106,489 ±$9,881, and income per person $68,776 ±$4,211, 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 Routt County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	895 ±258	7.9% ±2.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,487 ±321	13.2% ±2.8	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,581 ±296	14.0% ±2.6	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,402 ±268	12.4% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,027 ±275	18.0% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,450 ±304	12.9% ±2.7	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,439 ±305	21.6% ±2.6	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 Routt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,276 ±362	5.2% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	73 to 255	1.7% to 6.0%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	692 ±221	5.0% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	420 ±193	6.3% ±2.8	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 Routt County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Routt County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	17,169 ±51	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	65.7% ±2.1	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	34.3% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.0% ±2.3	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.0% ±3.0	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$854,700 ±$64,915	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,917 ±$132	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	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 Routt County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,267 ±0	9.0% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,097 ±554	80.1% ±2.2	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 95	< 0.1% to 0.4%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	150 ±68	0.6% ±0.3	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 144	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	41 to 265	0.2% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,258 ±550	9.0% ±2.2	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 Routt County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	7,743 ±581	30.9% ±2.3	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,295 ±603	61.0% ±2.4	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	506 ±171	2.0% ±0.7	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,540 ±351	6.1% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	797 ±272	3.2% ±1.1	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	743 ±230	3.0% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Routt County among the counties of Colorado

23rd of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Routt County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Delta County	32,178	+3.6%
Summit County	31,517	+0.9%
Elbert County	30,534	+16.5%
Morgan County	30,306	+4.2%
Montezuma County	26,678	+3.0%
Routt County	25,329	+2.0%
Teller County	24,756	< +0.1%
Chaffee County	20,831	+6.9%
Logan County	20,654	−2.7%
Park County	18,314	+5.1%
Otero County	17,683	−5.2%

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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