County profile
Chaffee County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#1627 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,171
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,076
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,831
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$84.1k±$7.2k
Bachelor's degree+
47.0%±4.6%
Poverty rate
8.3%±2.3%
Business applications
623 · 2025
Retail establishments
157
75.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1High Country Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation24%
Health care21%
Construction13%
Arts & recreation11%
Manufacturing6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,831
residents · 2025 · +6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $71.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,369
International migration+57
Natural change−145
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$856.2M2019
$878.1M2020
$997.7M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$665.7k±$24.3k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$249/mo
Vacancy rate
14.1%±3.0%
Affordability
13.2× wages
Residential permits
$71.0M
175 units · 8.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 97Avalanche 95Lightning 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4342016
4732017
5252018
5682019
5852020
6692021
8212022
8672023
9142024
9552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 20213492021
2772022
2852023
2892024
1752025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
84.0 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
9.3 km
UP
Nearest port
910.4 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.3 km
GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.5k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Chaffee?
Chaffee's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 6.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.