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Unified School District · CO

Telluride School District R-1

Telluride School District R-1 is a unified school district in Colorado with a community population of 6,704. The median household income is $83,302 and the median age is 42.8.

6,704

Population

20

People / sq mi

$83,302

Median Income

42.8

Median Age

Telluride School District R-1 covers 345 sq mi of land at 19.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White82.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian58.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$83,302

Median Household Income

$83,350

Per Capita Income

1.8%

Poverty Rate

2.2%

Unemployment

Housing

$1,028,000

Median Home Value

$1,146

Median Rent

59.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

98.6%

High School+

71.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Telluride School District R-1 serves a community with a population of 6,704 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Colorado.

The median household income in Telluride School District R-1 is $83,302, with a per capita income of $83,350. The poverty rate is 1.8%.

Telluride School District R-1 is 82.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 58.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Telluride School District R-1, 98.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 71.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Telluride School District R-1 is $1,028,000, with a median rent of $1,146. The homeownership rate is 59.6%.

Data for Telluride School District R-1 from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0806870).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.