Gunnison is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 5,318 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Gunnison is the 72nd largest community in Colorado.

Gunnison is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gunnison is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gunnison who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.14%), sales jobs (11.69%), and teaching (9.45%).

Of important note, Gunnison is also a city of artists. Gunnison has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gunnison's character.

Gunnison is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Gunnison to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gunnison spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Gunnison Information and Demographics

The population of Gunnison is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.55% of adults in Gunnison have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gunnison in 2000 was $15,196, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,784 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Gunnison is English. Some people also speak Spanish.