Mineral County, CO Demographic Data
Mineral County, CO Summary
Mineral County is located in Colorado
- Population: 702
- Area: 877.68 sq. miles
- Land Area: 875.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 0.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 11,887.47 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mineral County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
379
48%
50.8
Male
414
52%
49.2
Total Population
793
323,128,000
Mineral County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8
1.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
22
2.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
26
3.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
13
1.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11
1.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
36
4.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
85
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
93
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
81
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
120
15.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
173
21.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
96
12.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
29
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
730
92.1%
77.2
Female
367
50.3%
51.3
Male
363
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
724
91.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
373
47.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
298
37.6%
15.2
Female
146
49.0%
55.8
Male
152
51.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
61
0.0%
0.0
Mineral County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
784
98.9%
96.8
White
687
86.6%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
86
10.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
9
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
115
14.5%
17.8
Mexican
7
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
108
13.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
678
85.5%
82.2
Mineral County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5
0.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
19
2.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
150
21.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
184
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
52
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
192
26.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
111
15.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
24
3.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
689
96.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
303
42.5%
31.2
Mineral County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
102
13.8%
33.7%
Now Married
491
66.6%
47.5
Divorced
74
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
8
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
62
8.4
5.8%
Mineral County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
760
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
25
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
20
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mineral County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3
0.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
60
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
45
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
77
18.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
71
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
47
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
65
15.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
12
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
49,125
57,617
Per capita income
35,041
31,128
Mineral County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
24
7.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
40
12.3%
9.8
Construction
40
12.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
46
14.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
4.3%
6.6
Information
3
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
5
1.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
43
13.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
40
12.3%
11.4
Public administration
17
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
32
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
43
13.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
127
39.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
36
11.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
63
19.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
56
17.2%
18.1%
Mineral County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
310
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
173
55.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
33
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
1.0%
5.1
Walked
48
15.5%
2.7
Other means
6
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
47
15.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.3
26.6
Mineral County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7
1.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
132
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
190
46.5%
37.1
3 or more
80
19.6%
21.0
Mineral County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
409
31.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
354
86.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
55
13.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
882
68.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
24
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mineral County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,291
1 room
35
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
62
4.8%
2.7
3 rooms
95
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
309
23.9%
16.5
5 rooms
314
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
174
13.5%
17.8
7 rooms
153
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
76
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
73
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mineral County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,291
1-unit, detached
1,178
91.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.3%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3
0.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
106
8.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mineral County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
220
17.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
33
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
52
4.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
40
3.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
197
15.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
214
16.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
270
20.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
244
18.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
1.2%
1.4%
Mineral County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
15
3.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
169
41.3%
4.7
Electricity
102
24.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
116
28.4%
1.9
Solar energy
5
1.2%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mineral County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
155
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
2
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
3.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
9.0%
11.8%
$500 to $999
20
12.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
54
34.8%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
38.7%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
47
30.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
26
16.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
3.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
48
31.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mineral County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
46
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
6.5%
1.9%
$500 to $999
43
93.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4
8.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
43.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
30.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8
17.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Mineral County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
354
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
33
9.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4
1.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28
7.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
35
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
104
29.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
91
25.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
39
11.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
5.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
277,500
205,000
