Mineral County, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Mineral County, Colorado has a population of 729 across 876 square miles, up 7.9 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $100.1 m in 2024, 75 establishments operate here.
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Mineral County
How many people live in Mineral County
- Population729
- Households386
- Average household size1.89
- Median household income$56,250
- Median age56.4
- Median gross rent$928 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$430,500
- Home value to household income7.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over625
- Population under 1886
- Share under 1811.8 percent
- Population 65 and over238
- Share 65 and over32.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64405
- Civilian labor force374
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over58.2 percent
- Rank by population among Colorado counties63rd of 64
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents3206th
Mineral County is the 63rd largest of 64 Colorado counties by population. A median home costs 7.7 times median household income, which is a stretched ownership market and usually shows up as rental demand. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 32.6 percent against 11.8 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Mineral County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base7.86 percent
- Census 2020 base population865
- Births, 20245
- Deaths, 202410
- Natural change, 2024-5
- Net domestic migration, 20245
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 20245
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 202487
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents247th
The county has grown 7.86 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Mineral County come from
- Adjusted gross income arriving$0
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Largest single originMineral County Non-migrants (365 households)
- Largest single destination (365 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral County Non-migrants | 365 | 682 | $30.2 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Mineral County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What the Mineral County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$100.1 m
- County GDP, 2023$95.1 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.3 percent
- GDP change over five years78.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among Colorado counties61st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3059th
- GDP per resident$137,324
Output grew 5.3 percent in the latest year and 78.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Mineral County
- Covered employment, annual average630
- Establishments reporting84
- Average annual pay$42,967
- Average weekly wage$826
Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Mineral County
- Establishments, all industries75
- Employment at those establishments268
- Annual payroll$12.8 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents102.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Mineral County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20246
- Declared construction value permitted$1.7 m
- Single family units authorised6
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$284,120
- Units authorised per 1,000 households15.5
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How big is Mineral County
- Land area876 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Colorado counties46th of 64
- Width, east to west24.7 mi
- Height, north to south39.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.09
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Mineral County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Mineral County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population729
- Households386
- Average household size1.89
- Median household income$56,250
- Median age56.4
Common questions
Mineral County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mineral County, Colorado?
729, in 386 households, ranking 63rd of 64 Colorado counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mineral County growing?
The population has grown 7.86 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 5 births against 10 deaths, with net migration of 5. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Mineral County?
$56,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $430,500, which is 7.7 times income, and median gross rent is $928 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Mineral County?
75 establishments, employing 268 people with an annual payroll of $12.8 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Mineral County?
Average annual pay is $42,967, or $826 a week, across 630 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Mineral County?
6 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $1.7 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Mineral County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Mineral County come from?
The largest single origin is Mineral County Non-migrants, with 365 households. Arriving households report an average income of null against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Mineral County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Mineral County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.