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  • FIPS 08037
  • Largest town: Gypsum

Eagle County, Colorado

Eagle County had 54,330 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,684.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 64 in Colorado by population and 27th by land area.

Population
54,330
#15 of 64 in Colorado · #953 in US
Area
1,684.5 sq mi
#27 of 64 in Colorado · #358 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#18 of 64 in Colorado · #1,857 in US
Median household income
$110,598
#5 of 64 in Colorado · #63 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Eagle County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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Eagle County population, land area and income

Eagle County had 54,330 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,684.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 64 in Colorado by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 32.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Colorado has 15,336 residents, so Eagle County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $110,598 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

54,330

3144th1st

953rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,684 sq mi

3144th1st

358th of 3,144 (US)

Density

32.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1857th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$110,598

3143rd1st

63rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

54,330

64th1st

15th of 64 (CO)

Land area

1,684 sq mi

64th1st

27th of 64 (CO)

Density

32.3 / sq mi

64th1st

18th of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$110,598

64th1st

5th of 64 (CO)

How Eagle County's population changed since 2020

Eagle County lost 1,333 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 54th of 64 in Colorado for growth. The median Colorado county changed by +1.7%, and the state as a whole by +2.9%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Eagle County recorded 2,234 births and 718 deaths, a natural change of +1,516. Net international migration added +604 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -3,597. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 3,597 people.

55.7k202055.8k202155.3k202254.6k202354.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,234
Deaths
718
Net international migration
+604
Net domestic migration
-3,597
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-262

Where Eagle County is

The Census internal point of Eagle County is at 39.627000, -106.695200. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Colorado's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Eagle County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Otero County: -3.6%Lake County: -0.6%Adams County: +4.3%Kit Carson County: +0.2%Phillips County: -0.9%Bent County: +5.5%Lincoln County: -1.1%Washington County: -0.9%Hinsdale County: -5.1%Alamosa County: +1.9%Kiowa County: -4.1%Arapahoe County: +1.8%Archuleta County: +5.1%Montrose County: +4.6%Jefferson County: -0.8%Gilpin County: +2.5%Larimer County: +4.1%Custer County: +17.5%Saguache County: +4.3%Mineral County: +7.1%Broomfield County: +5.1%Logan County: -2.1%Mesa County: +3.4%Eagle County: -2.4%Denver County: +1.6%Pitkin County: -4.2%Boulder County: -0.2%El Paso County: +2.6%Las Animas County: +0.1%San Miguel County: -2.9%Douglas County: +9.3%Cheyenne County: -1.9%Garfield County: +2.2%Ouray County: +6.5%San Juan County: +16.0%Yuma County: +0.8%Elbert County: +12.1%Prowers County: -0.5%Morgan County: +4.2%Delta County: +3.7%Chaffee County: +6.6%Huerfano County: +2.4%Teller County: +0.5%Costilla County: +5.3%Baca County: -3.3%Routt County: +1.6%Conejos County: +1.3%Summit County: -1.1%Clear Creek County: -3.0%Fremont County: +2.5%Rio Blanco County: +1.3%Dolores County: +5.8%Grand County: +2.6%Gunnison County: +2.1%Park County: +5.1%Sedgwick County: -5.5%Montezuma County: +3.7%La Plata County: +2.1%Moffat County: -1.0%Rio Grande County: -3.6%Weld County: +11.5%Pueblo County: +0.9%Jackson County: -7.6%Crowley County: -1.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.4%
  4. < +5.1%
  5. ≥ +5.1%
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Orange pin: Eagle County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
39.627000, -106.695200
DMS
39°37'37.20"N 106°41'42.72"W
UTM
13N 354510.0E 4387732.1N
Geohash
9xh1kjfuj
Plus code
85FMJ8G3+RW

Towns in Eagle County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Eagle County, 29,855 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Eagle County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gypsum with 9,218.

  1. 01Gypsum9,218
  2. 02Eagle7,349
  3. 03Avon5,898
  4. 04Vail4,466
  5. 05Basalt (part)2,924
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Eagle County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Eagle County. The most populous is Garfield County, CO, with 63,167 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 91.3 miles E of Eagle County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Boulder, CO (population 106,803), 81.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Glenwood Springs, CO (population 10,311), 34.9 miles away.

Eagle County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Eagle County is 08037: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $110,598.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Eagle County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 54,330. That is down 1,333 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 55,663.

What is the FIPS code of Eagle County?

08037. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Eagle County?

Gypsum, with 9,218 residents inside Eagle County in 2024.

Which counties border Eagle County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Garfield County, CO; Summit County, CO; Routt County, CO; Pitkin County, CO; Grand County, CO; Lake County, CO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.