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Moving to Basalt, Colorado

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Population: 2,681. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,007 (+12.2% change)
Males: 1,397 (52.1%), Females: 1,284 (47.9%)

Eagle County

Zip code: 81621

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $67,200
Median house value: $417,400

Population by Race

Races in Basalt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.2%)
  • Hispanic (11.7%)
  • Other race (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (21.2%), German (20.7%), Irish (11.5%), Italian (7.5%), United States (4.1%), Scottish (4.1%).

Elevation: 6620 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Map of Basalt, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Basalt

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 49.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basalt town

  • Never married: 35.1%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 0.8%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

14.0% Foreign born (8.4% Latin America, 3.2% Europe, 1.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,383 (+106.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Basalt:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basalt:

  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 16 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Abbreviation: GUC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Basalt:

  • GLENWOOD SPRINGS MUNI (about 21 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: GWS)
  • GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; RIFLE, CO; Abbreviation: RIL)
  • LAKE COUNTY (about 51 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; Abbreviation: LXV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basalt:

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 47 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 107 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 126 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 131 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)

Schools

Public high school in Basalt:

  • BASALT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: 600 SOUTHSIDE DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Basalt:

  • BASALT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 151 EAST COTTONWOOD DRIVE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • BASALT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 151 COTTONWOOD DRIVE; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Basalt:

  • ALPINE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 145; Location: 20449 HIGHWAY 82; Grades: PK – 10)

Libraries

Library in Basalt:

  • BASALT REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $274,117; Location: 99 MIDLAND AVE; 26,692 books; 1,023 audio materials; 356 video materials; 104 serial subscriptions)

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