Moving to Gunnison, Colorado

About Gunnison, Colorado
Gunnison

Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado. The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for a transcontinental railroad in 1853.

Gunnison is a college town, home to Western Colorado University, the oldest university in Colorado's Western Slope region.

Gender
Gender Gunnison Colorado Country
Female 46.8% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 53.2% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Gunnison Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 7.1% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 10.1% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.1% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.1% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.3% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.4% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.50000000000001% 9.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Gunnison Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 1% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 21% 27.0%
Other College 11% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 40% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 12% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Gunnison Colorado Country
White 87.4% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 0.4% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.4% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity