Gilpin County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Healthy · 34.7 | 5,926 people · 46th most distressed in Colorado

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Gilpin County, CO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 34.7 — 2665th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Colorado, it ranks 46th of 64 counties. It scores higher than all 4 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Gilpin County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 65.9 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 65.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 95
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 27
Homeownership Rate 21
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Employment & Wages 44.4
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 94
Business Formation Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 31.2
Uninsured Rate 44
Disability Rate 19
Debt & Delinquency 21.7
Debt in Collections 5
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 8
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 66
Income & Poverty 10.2
Poverty Rate 5
Income vs. State Median 16
Child Poverty Rate 10

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Gilpin County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Gilpin County
Gilpin County, CO 34.7 Healthy
Clear Creek County, CO 33.7 Healthy -1.0
Grand County, CO 33.4 Healthy -1.3
Jefferson County, CO 33.3 Healthy -1.3
Boulder County, CO 31.4 Healthy -3.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Gilpin County
Hodgeman County, KS 34.8 Healthy +0.1
Winkler County, TX 34.8 Healthy +0.1
Putnam County, IL 34.6 Healthy -0.1
Davis County, IA 34.6 Healthy -0.1
Sheridan County, ND 34.8 Healthy +0.2

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