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Telluride, CO vs Crested Butte, CO

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Highlights
- Crested Butte is 0% more densely populated than Telluride.
- People are 7.5% less likely to be married in Crested Butte.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years younger in Crested Butte.
 Telluride, COCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,419329,725,481
 Female Population45.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population54.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20102,228  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,529285,036,114
 Population - 19901,309  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now84.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,685.393.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Telluride, COCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5419.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Telluride, COCrested Butte, COUnited States
 White88.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Telluride, COCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed1.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households1,116  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households483  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Telluride    1 Reviews

Affordable housing means something different in Telluride than most other places in the country. Here the Town subsidizes housing down to be affordable for purchase by  More

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 11 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 17 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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