About Guffey

Guffey is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 722 people and just one neighborhood, Guffey is the 167th largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some towns , Guffey isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Guffey are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Guffey is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Guffey who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.26%), sales jobs (11.61%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (8.39%).

Guffey is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Because of many things, Guffey is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Guffey really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Guffey perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Guffey, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 46.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Guffey is a very car-oriented town. 98.23% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Guffey is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Guffey has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Guffey doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Guffey Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Guffey citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.50% of adults in Guffey have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Guffey in 2000 was $23,175, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,700 for a family of four.

The people who call Guffey home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Guffey is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Guffey include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Guffey is English.