Community Builders Task Force

Gunnison County Economic Indicators Report

* August 2014 (PDF)

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Previous Economic Development Efforts

• State of Colorado, Governor's Bottom-Up Initiative, 2011: "Bottom-Up, Gunnison County Power Point Presentation" (PDF)
• Region 10, Colorado Blueprint (PDF): A Bottom-up Approach to Economic Development, January 2014. State of Colorado, Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
• The Enterprise Research Institute, The Economy of Gunnison County: A Report Prepared for Gunnison Valley Futures by Paul Holden, Version F3 (PDF)
• CSU Extension Economic Development Report, Orens and Seidl, 2004: "Winter Tourism and Land Development in Gunnison, CO" (PDF)
• CSU Extension Economic Development Report, Tadjion and Seidl, 2006: "Economic Impact of the Livestock Industry in Gunnison County, Colorado" (PDF)

Economic Indicators

Headwaters Economics (PDF), generates economic reports specific to any county in the U.S. Requires downloading an add-in for Microsoft Excel.

The following reports were generated for Gunnison County and other comparable Colorado counties by Gunnison County Community Development staff. Reports were generated in January 2014.

• Headwaters Economics, Summary Profile Report (PDF) for Gunnison County and other comparable counties, report generated in January 2014, data from 2011-2012. This report describes similarities and differences in key summary statistics from other EPS-HDT reports including trends, prosperity, economy, use sectors, federal land and development.
• Headwaters Economics, A Profile of Public Lands Amenities (PDF) for Gunnison County and other comparable counties, report generated in January 2014, data from 2011-2012. This report uses a set of Geographic Information System (GIS) derived national data to represent land ownership and residential development.
• Headwaters Economics, A Profile of Demographics (PDF) for Gunnison County and other comparable counties, report generated in January 2014, data from 2011-2012. Demographic data for Gunnison County and other comparable counties is included in this report.
• Headwaters Economics, A Profile of Socioeconomic Measures (PDF) for Gunnison County and other comparable counties, report generated in January 2014, data from 2011-2012.
• Headwaters Economics, A Profile of Service Sectors (PDF) for Gunnison County and other comparable counties, report generated in January 2014, data from 2011-2012.
• Headwaters Economics, A Profile of Industries that Include Travel and Tourism (PDF) for Gunnison County and other comparable counties, report generated in January 2014, data from 2011-2012. This report identifies services employment, service wages and benchmarks. Includes data relative to travel and tourism employment, wages and benchmarks.
• U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the U.S.: 2012: Cost of Living in Gunnison (PDF), CO: 2010
• Gunnison County Sales Tax Revenue by Selected Business Sectors (PDF), 2004-2013

Other Planning Documents

• Gunnison County Strategic Plan (PDF), Revised May 5, 2015
• Gunnison County Land Use Resolution, (PDF) adopted 2001
• City of Gunnison Master Plan (PDF), updated April 25, 2007
• City of Gunnison Land Development Code (PDF), adopted 2014
• Town of Crested Butte planning documents, including Land Use Plan, Area Plan and Transportation Plan
• Town of Mt. Crested Butte Code
• Town of Mt. Crested Butte Community Plan (PDF), updated July 5, 2007
• Western State Colorado University 2015 to 2018 Strategic Plan
• Western State Colorado University Action Plan Document (PDF) for 2013 to 2014
• Crested Butte Mountain Resort Vision and Goals
• Crested Butte South Special Area Regulations (PDF), adopted October 22, 2008

Airport and Aviation Economic Data

• The Economic Impact of Airports in Colorado (PDF), Colorado Aeronautics Division, 2003
• Colorado Airports Economic Impact Study, (PDF) 2008
• Economic Impact Study for Colorado Airports: Technical Report (PDF), 2013. Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Aeronautics Division.
• The Economic Impact of Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison (PDF), CO. 2013

Environment and Public Health Economic Data

• Colorado Health & Environmental Assessment, 2013 (PDF). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Kids Count in Colorado presentation (PDF) for Gunnison and Hinsdale counties, 2013
• West Central Public Health Partnership, 2011 Regional Health Assessment (PDF)

Press

• Community Builders Task Force February, 2014 Press Release (PDF)
• Gunnison Country Times Community Builders article (PDF), January 23, 2014