Ouray, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Ouray is a Census city of 985 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in Ouray County. Median household income is $78,182, 72.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ouray
What Ouray is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,142 plus or minus 231
- County holding the largest share of its areaOuray 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.
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How many people live in Ouray
- Population985 plus or minus 199
- Median age54.5
- Population under 18119 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1812.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over339 plus or minus 105
- Share 65 and over34.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Households496 plus or minus 109
- Family households316 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families63.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ouray
- Median household income$78,182
- Per capita income$45,771
- Civilian labor force510 plus or minus 133
- Employed486 plus or minus 128
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over836
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ouray
- Housing units798
- Occupied units496 plus or minus 109
- Vacant units302 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate37.8 percent
- Owner occupied361 plus or minus 90
- Renter occupied135 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate72.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$588,300 plus or minus $145,311
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,346 plus or minus $1,244
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Single family units453 plus or minus 99
- Share single family56.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more316 plus or minus 90
- Share in buildings of two or more39.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ouray gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute418 plus or minus 130
- Commuting under 15 minutes306 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes73.2 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone48.6 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked23.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Worked from home14.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ouray (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$289,000
- Average approval$289,000
- Median approval$289,000
- Largest approval$289,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ouray, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Ouray
- NFIP communityCity of Ouray
- NFIP community number080137
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/11/24
The City of Ouray participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080137 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ouray County, not Ouray
Ouray County context, not Ouray figures
- Establishments in Ouray County321
- Covered employment, Ouray County2,214
- Average annual pay, Ouray County$50,140
- Housing units permitted, Ouray County96
Every figure in this section is published for Ouray County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ouray.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Ouray questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ouray, Colorado?
985, in 496 households. Ouray city covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 1,142 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ouray in?
Ouray 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 Ouray?
$78,182. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $588,300. Median gross rent is $1,346 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ouray in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ouray appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ouray, city of, community 080137, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Ouray figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ouray 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 Ouray.
Is zoning published for Ouray?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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