Living in Gunbarrel

In Gunbarrel, unemployment is 6.2% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Gunbarrel had a population of 9,554. The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.25% at the end of 2024. Gunbarrel had a foreign population of 875 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population9,554people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,218EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,822EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.25%country median 4.6% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.84µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 74% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Gunbarrel?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,929 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,822 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Gunbarrel a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 22–42%

Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–50%

Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Family30%strong on family, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 875 of 9,554 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Gunbarrel is 6.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Gunbarrel 6.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,218 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.25 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Gunbarrel?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,947of €3,959 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,959
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,929
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,947

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gunbarrel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gunbarrel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	393.9 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gunbarrel when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Gunbarrel was 18 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BJC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gunbarrel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 4.8 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.6°C in January to 24.1°C in July. Gunbarrel's monthly precipitation totalled 11.7 mm in January and 32.5 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Gunbarrel is 4.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Gunbarrel 4.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.84 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.24 · Feb 20.12 · Mar 27.11 · Apr 30.17 · May 34.21 · Jun 39.89 · Jul 38.94 · Aug 38.96 · Sep 37.11 · Oct 30.49 · Nov 24.62 · Dec 18.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.07 · Feb -23.32 · Mar -17.66 · Apr -13.75 · May -8.34 · Jun 2.42 · Jul 8.74 · Aug 6.73 · Sep -2.11 · Oct -14.1 · Nov -18.66 · Dec -20.34 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.56 · Feb -0.37 · Mar 4.47 · Apr 8.53 · May 13.63 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 24.06 · Aug 22.42 · Sep 17.86 · Oct 9.91 · Nov 3.9 · Dec -1.09 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 11.68 · Feb 16.76 · Mar 36.07 · Apr 51.05 · May 65.53 · Jun 43.18 · Jul 32.51 · Aug 38.61 · Sep 38.61 · Oct 34.54 · Nov 16.51 · Dec 12.95 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	29.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The total area of Gunbarrel was 16.2 km² at the end of 2025. Gunbarrel had a population density of 621.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	16.18 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	8.71 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	875 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	621.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	9,554 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Gunbarrel

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Gunbarrel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2399 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.7% Gunbarrel+292%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,554 Gunbarrel+424%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.2% Gunbarrel−42%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,218 Gunbarrel+17%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.8 µg/m³ Gunbarrel+21%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Gunbarrel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Boulder Commuting Zone · 10.3 km away

Salary: 2,874 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Longmont 13.6 km away

Salary: 3,814 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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West Athens9,554 residents East York9,555 residents Picture Rocks9,551 residents South Huntington9,561 residents North College Hill9,544 residents Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government9,565 residents

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Is Gunbarrel part of Boulder?

Gunbarrel is in the published commuting zone of Boulder; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Boulder city profile

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Gunbarrel?

The unemployment rate is 6.25 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Gunbarrel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.84 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Gunbarrel?

The published population is 9,554 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Gunbarrel?

875 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Gunbarrel a good place to live?

Gunbarrel may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Gunbarrel part of Boulder?

Gunbarrel is in the published commuting zone of Boulder; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gunbarrel?

Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Superior are near Gunbarrel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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