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Crested Butte, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Crested Butte is a Census town of 1,229 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Gunnison County. Median household income is $74,479, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crested Butte
What Crested Butte is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,418 plus or minus 429
- County holding the largest share of its areaGunnison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crested Butte
How many people live in Crested Butte
- Population1,229 plus or minus 372
- Median age46.5
- Population under 18228 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Population 65 and over223 plus or minus 102
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households705 plus or minus 202
- Family households253 plus or minus 114
- Share of households that are families35.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crested Butte
Income and work in Crested Butte
- Median household income$74,479 plus or minus $41,794
- Per capita income$68,338 plus or minus $15,379
- Civilian labor force829 plus or minus 273
- Employed719 plus or minus 231
- Unemployed110 plus or minus 94
- Unemployment rate13.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over995 plus or minus 285
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.1 percent plus or minus 38.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher75.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crested Butte
Housing in Crested Butte
- Housing units1,179 plus or minus 238
- Occupied units705 plus or minus 202
- Vacant units474 plus or minus 123
- Vacancy rate40.2 percent
- Owner occupied482 plus or minus 155
- Renter occupied223 plus or minus 131
- Ownership rate68.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,010,600 plus or minus $494,721
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,365 plus or minus $322
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Single family units870 plus or minus 185
- Share single family73.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more263 plus or minus 109
- Share in buildings of two or more22.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crested Butte
How Crested Butte gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute436 plus or minus 162
- Commuting under 15 minutes360 plus or minus 145
- Share commuting under 15 minutes82.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more69 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.8 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Drove alone24.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked18.4 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Worked from home32.4 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crested Butte
SBA loans in Crested Butte (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$8,145,600
- Average approval$407,280
- Median approval$392,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$565,600
- Largest approval$1,482,000
- Jobs supported145
- Jobs per approval7.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crested Butte, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crested Butte
SBA loans in Crested Butte (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,790,000
- Average approval$930,000
- Median approval$693,000
- Largest approval$1,786,000
- Jobs supported12
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crested Butte, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crested Butte
Flood risk in Crested Butte
- NFIP communityTown of Crested Butte
- NFIP community number080079
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date05/16/13
The Town of Crested Butte participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080079 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Gunnison County, not Crested Butte
Gunnison County context, not Crested Butte figures
- Establishments in Gunnison County1,191
- Covered employment, Gunnison County9,692
- Average annual pay, Gunnison County$53,768
- Housing units permitted, Gunnison County145
Every figure in this section is published for Gunnison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crested Butte.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Crested Butte questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crested Butte, Colorado?
1,229, in 705 households. Crested Butte town covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 1,418 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crested Butte in?
Gunnison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Crested Butte?
$74,479. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,010,600. Median gross rent is $1,365 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Crested Butte businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $392,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crested Butte, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Crested Butte borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Crested Butte. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Crested Butte in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crested Butte appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crested Butte, town of, community 080079, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Crested Butte figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gunnison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Crested Butte.
Is zoning published for Crested Butte?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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