Ophir, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

93%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ophir	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$56,720	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$156,922	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$165,405	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$104,076	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,147	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,608	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.0%	12.2%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Ophir is 26% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ophir is 93% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ophir is 35% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ophir is 67% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$104,604 $156,922 $313,844

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Ophir median earnings by income bracket

Ophir employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.3%	21.3%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.7%	2.7%
Public administration	6.7%	6.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	6.7%	6.7%
Other	45.3%	45.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Telluride, CO	2,123	$103,071	26.7%
Ouray, CO	1,072	$95,030	16.8%
Rico, CO	175	$88,227	8.5%
Silverton, CO	630	$84,371	3.7%
Mountain Village, CO	1,831	$79,469	2.3%
Ophir, CO	224	$156,922	92.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coffman Cove, AK	224	$87,907	8.1%
Catherine, CO	224	$178,518	119.5%
Defiance, IA	224	$60,558	25.5%
Linden, IA	224	$114,939	41.3%
Ellsworth, IL	224	$66,316	18.5%
Ophir, CO	224	$156,922	92.9%

Source: The Ophir, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.