Demographics of Aspen city, Colorado

Aspen city, Colorado had 6,489 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −490 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aspen city, in four figures

6,489
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,756 ±43.; −7.0%
Change since July 2020: −490 people.; 43.7 ±6.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,033 ±$11,496
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Aspen city, Colorado's population shrank 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aspen city, 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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The figures

Aspen city, Colorado's population shrank 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aspen city, 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	6,979	100.0	100.0
2021	6,936	99.4	100.2
2022	6,730	96.4	100.7
2023	6,639	95.1	101.6
2024	6,598	94.5	102.5
2025	6,489	93.0	103.1

Population of Aspen city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,979	—
2021	6,936	−43
2022	6,730	−206
2023	6,639	−91
2024	6,598	−41
2025	6,489	−109

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±6.5: for men 42.3 ±7.1 and for women 45.3 ±7.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aspen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	27 to 213	0.4% to 3.2%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	538 ±147	8.0% ±2.2	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	244 to 878	3.6% to 13.0%	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,217 ±374	32.8% ±5.5	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,146 ±302	31.8% ±4.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,174 ±247	17.4% ±3.7	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 $74,033 ±$11,496, and income per person $113,282 ±$19,709, 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 Aspen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	776 ±343	18.9% ±8.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	439 ±176	10.7% ±4.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	911 ±273	22.2% ±6.5	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	266 ±103	6.5% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	762 ±232	18.6% ±5.5	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	46 to 156	1.1% to 3.8%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	850 ±185	20.7% ±4.3	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 Aspen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	716 ±221	10.6% ±3.3	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 39	0% to 5.8%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	534 ±216	12.1% ±4.8	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	68 to 278	4.4% to 16.5%	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 Aspen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aspen city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	6,152 ±301	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.7% ±2.8	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.3% ±4.5	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.1% ±4.7	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.9% ±6.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$282,759 to $1,357,041	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,081 ±$222	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Aspen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	902 ±290	13.4% ±4.3	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,337 ±339	79.0% ±5.0	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 132	< 0.1% to 2.0%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	27 to 217	0.4% to 3.2%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 1.3%	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 19	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	143 to 447	2.1% to 6.6%	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 Aspen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	1,199 ±365	17.7% ±5.4	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,508 ±429	66.7% ±6.3	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 218	0.7% to 3.2%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	916 ±286	13.6% ±4.2	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	567 ±183	8.4% ±2.7	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	170 to 528	2.5% to 7.8%	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%.

Aspen city among the places of Colorado

95th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Aspen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lamar city	7,611 ±22
Eagle town	7,442 ±28
La Junta city	7,140 ±26
Orchard Mesa CDP	6,945 ±1,338
Gunnison city	6,766 ±17
Aspen city	6,756 ±43
Air Force Academy CDP	6,727 ±609
Carbondale town	6,637 ±41
Dacono city	6,530 ±29
Gleneagle CDP	6,440 ±815
Cherry Hills Village city	6,354 ±20

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 2 Places in Colorado by per capita income
No. 4 Places in Colorado by foreign-born share
No. 6 Places in Colorado by median rent
No. 11 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 24 Places by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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