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  • FIPS 08119
  • Largest town: Woodland Park

Teller County, Colorado

Teller County had 24,862 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 557.1 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 64 in Colorado by population and 56th by land area.

Population
24,862
#24 of 64 in Colorado · #1,625 in US
Area
557.1 sq mi
#56 of 64 in Colorado · #1,860 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#14 of 64 in Colorado · #1,576 in US
Median household income
$88,089
#25 of 64 in Colorado · #275 in US

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

Teller County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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Teller County population, land area and income

Teller County had 24,862 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 557.1 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 64 in Colorado by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 44.6 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; Teller County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $88,089 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,862

3144th1st

1625th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

557 sq mi

3144th1st

1860th of 3,144 (US)

Density

44.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1576th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$88,089

3143rd1st

275th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

24,862

64th1st

24th of 64 (CO)

Land area

557 sq mi

64th1st

56th of 64 (CO)

Density

44.6 / sq mi

64th1st

14th of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$88,089

64th1st

25th of 64 (CO)

How Teller County's population changed since 2020

Teller County gained 117 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.5%. That ranks 39th 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, Teller County recorded 781 births and 1,009 deaths, a natural change of -228. Net international migration added +192 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +215. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 228 people.

24.7k202025.0k202124.9k202224.7k202324.9k2024
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
781
Deaths
1,009
Net international migration
+192
Net domestic migration
+215
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+151

Where Teller County is

The Census internal point of Teller County is at 38.870000, -105.187400. 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 Teller 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: Teller County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
38.870000, -105.187400
DMS
38°52'12.00"N 105°11'14.64"W
UTM
13N 483743.0E 4302367.2N
Geohash
9wvjnkhf5
Plus code
85CPVRC7+22

Towns in Teller County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Teller County, 9,165 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Teller County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Woodland Park with 8,043.

  1. 01Woodland Park8,043
  2. 02Cripple Creek1,122
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Teller County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Teller County. The most populous is El Paso County, CO, with 752,772 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 61.0 miles N of Teller County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Colorado Springs, CO (population 493,554), 22.9 miles away.

Teller County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Teller County is 08119: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $88,089.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Teller County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,862. That is up 117 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,745.

What is the FIPS code of Teller County?

08119. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Teller County?

Woodland Park, with 8,043 residents inside Teller County in 2024.

Which counties border Teller County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: El Paso County, CO; Jefferson County, CO; Douglas County, CO; Fremont County, CO; Park 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.