Moving to Minturn, Colorado

Population: 1,068. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,097 (+2.7% change)
Males: 574 (53.7%), Females: 494 (46.3%)

Eagle County

Zip code: 81645

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $51,736
Median house value: $312,700

Population by Race

Races in Minturn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.5%)
  • Hispanic (44.5%)
  • Other race (11.8%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

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

Ancestries: German (14.5%), Irish (10.6%), English (7.7%), United States (5.3%), Italian (2.9%), Scottish (2.8%).

Elevation: 7847 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Map of Minturn, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Minturn

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minturn town

  • Never married: 37.4%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

14.5% Foreign born (12.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -32 (-2.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Minturn:

  • VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; VAIL, CO)
  • ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 26 miles; LEADVILLE, CO)
  • ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; ASPEN, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minturn:

  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 34 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 40 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 80 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Abbreviation: GUC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Minturn:

  • LAKE COUNTY (about 27 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; Abbreviation: LXV)
  • MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 33 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)
  • GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 50 miles; GRANBY, CO; Abbreviation: GNB)

Amtrak station near Minturn:

  • 8 miles: VAIL (241 S. FRONTAGE RD.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minturn:

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 71 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 81 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 87 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)

Schools

Public high school in Minturn:

  • BATTLE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 688; Location: 750 EAGLE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Minturn:

  • MINTURN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 180; Location: 1951 SOUTH HIGHWAY 24; Grades: 06 – 08)