Moving to Grand Lake, Colorado

Population: 447. Estimated population in July 2024: 438 (-2.0% change)
Males: 248 (55.5%), Females: 199 (44.5%)

Grand County

Zip code: 80447

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $45,096
Median house value: $238,200

Population by Race

Races in Grand Lake:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
• Hispanic (2.7%)
• American Indian (1.6%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (30.2%), Irish (18.8%), English (13.6%), Dutch (7.2%), Polish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).

Elevation: 8437 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Grand Lake

• High school or higher: 95.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Lake town

• Never married: 22.0%
• Now married: 58.9%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 15.1%

3.6% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.1% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +179 (+66.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Lake:

• ESTES PARK MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 23 miles; ESTES PARK, CO)
• KREMMLING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 43 miles; KREMMLING, CO)
• BOULDER COMM HOSP (about 45 miles; BOULDER, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Lake:

• FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 59 miles; FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; Abbreviation: FNL)
• LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Abbreviation: LAR)
• BUCKLEY AFB (about 84 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Lake:

• GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 14 miles; GRANBY, CO; Abbreviation: GNB)
• MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 40 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)
• BOULDER MUNI (about 45 miles; BOULDER, CO; Abbreviation: 1V5)

Amtrak station near Grand Lake:

• 14 miles: GRANBY (438 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Lake:

• COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
• UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 34 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
• COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 57 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
• FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
• RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
• REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,898)
• EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 66 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)

Public primary/middle school in Grand Lake:

• GRAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 301 MARINA DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)