As Ouray city leaders gain a better grasp of the types of housing the city needs in the coming years, they’re getting a clearer picture of how the economic, demographic and housing landscape has changed in the last decade.

The population is both aging and declining. The tourism and recreation industry continues to grow, while the workforce employed in technical skills trades shrinks. And while the city has added several dozen housing units to its overall inventory in the last 10 years, rentals ...