Telluride, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Telluride	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$63,107	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$103,071	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$122,731	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$96,743	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,733	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,041	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.9%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Telluride is 41% higher than the national average
The median household income in Telluride is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Telluride is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Telluride is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,707 $103,071 $206,142

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Telluride median earnings by income bracket

Telluride employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	11.1%	11.1%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%	9.9%
Public administration	16.5%	16.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	50.1%	50.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ophir, CO	224	$156,922	92.9%
Portland, CO	130	$114,901	41.3%
Ouray, CO	1,072	$95,030	16.8%
Silverton, CO	630	$84,371	3.7%
Mountain Village, CO	1,831	$79,469	2.3%
Telluride, CO	2,123	$103,071	26.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trenton, FL	2,122	$50,969	37.3%
Landover Hills, MD	2,124	$108,786	33.8%
Bennington, NE	2,124	$140,031	72.2%
Brockway, PA	2,124	$58,207	28.4%
Wrightsville, PA	2,124	$82,555	1.5%
Telluride, CO	2,123	$103,071	26.7%

Source: The Telluride, 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.