Gunnison is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,821 people and three associated neighborhoods, Gunnison is the 73rd largest community in Colorado.

Housing costs in Gunnison are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Gunnison is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Gunnison area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Gunnison maintain a good economy.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Gunnison. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Gunnison.

Despite being a small city, Gunnison has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Gunnison, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Gunnison is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Gunnison in 2022 was $35,279, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,116 for a family of four. However, Gunnison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gunnison is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gunnison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gunnison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gunnison also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gunnison include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Gunnison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.