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Population (year 2000): 3,654. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,964 (+35.9% change)
Males: 1,916 (52.4%), Females: 1,738 (47.6%)
Eagle County
Zip code:
81637
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $59,671 (year 2000)
Median house value: $234,500 (year 2000)
Races in Gypsum:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.6%)
- Hispanic (31.3%)
- Other race (15.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.3%), English (10.7%),
Irish (10.0%), United States (9.6%), French (4.6%), Norwegian
(3.4%).
Elevation: 6320 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gypsum
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gypsum town
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 65.2%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 1.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
16.3% Foreign born (15.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,875
(+105.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gypsum:
- VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL ASSN (about 28 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO)
- ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ASPEN, CO)
- VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; VAIL,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gypsum:
- EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 2 miles; EAGLE, CO; ID:
EGE)
- ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 30 miles; ASPEN,
CO; ID: ASE)
- YAMPA VALLEY (about 60 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gypsum:
- GLENWOOD SPRINGS MUNI (about 27 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; ID: GWS)
- MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 49 miles; KREMMLING, CO;
ID: 20V)
- LAKE COUNTY (about 53 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; ID: LXV)
Amtrak station near Gypsum:
- 8 miles: EAGLE (432 GRAND ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gypsum:
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 65 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 113 miles;
BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 119 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 121 miles; GOLDEN,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 125 miles;
LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
Public high school in Gypsum:
- EAGLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 614;
Location: 641 VALLEY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gypsum:
- GYPSUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 350;
Location: 601 HIGHWAY 6; Grades: PK - 05)
- GYPSUM CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 283;
Location: 401 GRUNDEL WAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RED HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 100 GRUNDEL WAY; Grades: KG - 05)
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