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Lake County, CO
| Population | 7,380 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 7,436 | P1 |
| Median age | 37.3 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 18.6% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 15.1% | B01001 |
| Households | 3,020 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 12.4% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $96,575 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $118,125 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $50,466 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 4,683 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 25.7 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.5% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 3,983 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 75.6% | B25003 |
| Renters | 24.4% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $466,100 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,397 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 58.3% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.1% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32.8% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.1% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 101% of Colorado's ($95,470); poverty 7.9% against 9.4%; 0.1% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Leadville 2,620 · median household income $86,350
- Leadville North 1,417 · median household income $97,604
- Twin Lakes CDP (Lake County) 615 · median household income $142,601
FURP records in Lake County, CO
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 131 | $31,285,612 revenue (latest return) | COOPER HILL SKI AREA INC ($7,148,641) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 7 | $2,271,513 paid by nonprofits | DOWNSTREAM CONSTRUCTION ($790,214) |
| Form D issuers | 4 | Nebuvex CRYPTO GROUP LTD | |
| Political committees | 1 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT KEN CHLOUBER TO U S SENATE | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 20 | 20 plans | 9 TERRAINS CONSULTING INC (1) |
| Open Payments recipients | 9 | $567 industry payments | LAUREN HUFFMAN ($142) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 22 | 32 patents and marks | LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 INC. (3) |
| Federal award recipients | 381 | $104,974,785 federal awards | MOUNTAIN HORSE LLC ($63,119,868) |
| State business registrations | 27 | DIVE KEY LARGO, INC. |
Cross-reference: 131 nonprofits for 7,380 residents is 177.5 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $31,285,612 is $4,239 per resident, 10.7% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM CRITCHLOW | HEAD OF SCHOOL | HIGH MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE INC | $211,593 | 2024 | 2.2x |
| 2 | DANIEL B O'BRIEN | HEAD OF SCHOOL -EX-OFFICIO | HIGH MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE INC | $205,257 | 2019 | 2.1x |
| 3 | Dan Torsell | President and CEO | COOPER HILL SKI AREA INC | $202,571 | 2024 | 2.1x |
| 4 | PETER O'NEIL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL | $153,714 | 2019 | 1.6x |
| 5 | ELIZABETH DINSCHEL | EXECUTIVE DI | NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM | $149,401 | 2024 | 1.5x |
| 6 | LAUREN SCHMIDT | EXECUTIVE DI | COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL | $148,594 | 2023 | 1.5x |
| 7 | AMY ROBERTS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER, INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL | HIGH MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE INC | $146,370 | 2022 | 1.5x |
| 8 | Tim Kerrigan | Senior Vice President Maintenance | COOPER HILL SKI AREA INC | $119,616 | 2024 | 1.2x |
| 9 | EUDELIA CONTRERAS CASTILLO | DIRECTOR | FULL CIRCLE OF LAKE COUNTY INC | $110,169 | 2024 | 1.1x |
| 10 | MARLA AKRIDGE | EXECUTIVE DI | LAKE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $109,952 | 2021 | 1.1x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $96,575.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- COOPER HILL SKI AREA INC Leadville, CO · $7,148,641
- HIGH MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE INC Leadville, CO · $4,773,680
- COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL Leadville, CO · $3,854,117
- NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM Leadville, CO · $2,597,654
- LAKE COUNTY BUILD A GENERATION Leadville, CO · $1,651,059
- LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND Leadville, CO · $1,440,708
- ADVOCATES OF LAKE COUNTY INC Leadville, CO · $1,362,750
- CLOUD CITY CONSERVATION CENTER Leadville, CO · $1,232,479
- FULL CIRCLE OF LAKE COUNTY INC Leadville, CO · $1,217,469
- LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 LEGACY INC Leadville, CO · $1,137,842
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- DOWNSTREAM CONSTRUCTION Leadville, CO · $790,214
- MOUNTAIN STRUCTURES COMPANY Leadville, CO · $672,461
- CALEL'S ROOFING Leadville, CO · $290,000
- HOLESHOT PROPERTY SERVICES LLC Leadville, CO · $179,710
- ADAM SULLIVAN Leadville, CO · $150,000
- FLATIRONS METALWORKS LLC Leadville, CO · $136,568
- Alissa Magrum Leadville Co, CO · $52,560
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- Atlas Tradeeu Co., Ltd Leadville, CO
- BrazilNex CRYPTO GROUP LTD Leadville, CO
- Nebuvex CRYPTO GROUP LTD Leadville, CO
- ZSXLXH Group US Ltd Leadville, CO
Political committees
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT KEN CHLOUBER TO U S SENATE Leadville, CO
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- 9 TERRAINS CONSULTING INC Leadville, CO · 1
- BENNEY BUILDERS INC Leadville, CO · 1
- BLADES, CROUT & PROULX LLC Leadville, CO · 1
- CALYX GLOBAL, INC. Leadville, CO · 1
- CEW CABINETS LLC, DBA CUTTING EDGE WOODWORKING Leadville, CO · 1
- COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL Leadville, CO · 1
- COOPER HILL SKI AREA INC Leadville, CO · 1
- CROSSROADS MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES, INC. Twin Lakes, CO · 1
- FAST TRACKS, INC. Leadville, CO · 1
- FULL CIRCLE OF LAKE COUNTY INC Leadville, CO · 1
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- LAUREN HUFFMAN Leadville, CO · $142
- DANA Lynn GREENE Leadville, CO · $125
- TARYN BARRETTE Leadville, CO · $54
- CHRISTINE C JONES Leadville, CO · $53
- JOETTE EYSER Leadville, CO · $53
- WILLIAM L BRADSHAW JR. Leadville, CO · $47
- AMY KING Leadville, CO · $46
- TYLER JOHN NORTON Leadville, CO · $31
- BRENDAN WITHYCOMBE Leadville, CO · $15
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 INC. Leadville, CO · 3
- The High Mountain Institute, Inc. Leadville, CO · 3
- Two Guns Distillery Leadville, CO · 3
- Col TN 3, LLC Leadville, CO · 2
- Floyd's of Leadville Inc Leadville, CO · 2
- Forney Enterprises, Inc. Leadville, CO · 2
- RMSBS, Inc. Leadville, CO · 2
- AM MINING EQUIPMENT USA INC. Leadville City, CO · 1
- B-Kings Outdoors Leadville, CO · 1
- Box Creek LLC Twin Lakes, CO · 1
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- MOUNTAIN HORSE LLC Leadville, CO · $63,119,868
- LAKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT R 1 Leadville, CO · $11,659,216
- LAKE, COUNTY OF Leadville, CO · $10,613,378
- LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT Leadville, CO · $6,343,229
- ROTA AVIATION CONSULTING Leadville, CO · $2,329,040
- LUKE A MCCLELLAND Leadville, CO · $1,824,185
- LEADVILLE LAKE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION Leadville, CO · $1,333,671
- THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LEADVILLE, COLORADO Leadville, CO · $1,305,468
- CITY OF LEADVILLE Leadville, CO · $991,750
- ADVOCATES OF LAKE COUNTY, INC Leadville, CO · $901,619
All 3 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 9617.02 | 3,403 | $91,486 | 11.0% | 36.9 |
| Census Tract 9619 | 2,520 | $105,169 | 7.4% | 37.1 |
| Census Tract 9617.01 | 1,457 | $97,630 | 1.9% | 38.4 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0