County profile
Gilpin County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#1828 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,513
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
144
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,073
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$95.4k±$18.9k
Bachelor's degree+
52.8%±9.9%
Poverty rate
11.2%±5.1%
Business applications
124 · 2025
Retail establishments
9
15.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Food & accommodation64%
Arts & recreation32%
Construction1%
Other services1%
Admin & support1%
Professional services1%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,073
residents · 2025 · +4.4% since 2020
Income per capita $73.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+168
International migration+40
Natural change+47
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$664.3M2019
$556.1M2020
$730.2M2021
$861.2M2022
$935.0M2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$573.9k±$53.1k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$244/mo
Vacancy rate
16.7%±4.4%
Affordability
8.8× wages
Residential permits
$15.4M
22 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 88Landslide 85Avalanche 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2802016
3032017
3342018
3502019
3582020
4142021
4822022
4792023
4942024
4982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 2021222021
362022
312023
242024
222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.6 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
6.3 km
UP
Nearest port
816.0 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.0 km
ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.0k
avg. annual pay · +44% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gilpin?
Gilpin's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 8.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.