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Rio Grande County, CO

11,476 Population
912 square miles 12.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 37.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$30,215 ±$2,333 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Colorado: $42,807 ±$230
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$50,287 ±$4,938 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $80,184 ±$450
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

13.9% ±3.4% (1,575  ±389) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 535,976 (±0.2% / ±9,772)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

20 minutes ±2.1 (88,385  ±11,812) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Colorado: 25.8 65,671,540 (±0.1 / ±404,363)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

4,616 ±241 Number of households
  • Colorado: 2,227,932 ±3,823
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.5 ±0.1 (11,297  ±91) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Colorado: 2.5 5,608,531
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

4.6% ±3.6% (105  ±82) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 4.9% 67,425 (±0.2% / ±2,062)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

6,547 ±39 Number of housing units
  • Colorado: 2,454,873 ±585
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$180,600 ±$16,233 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Colorado: $397,500 ±$1,244
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

10% ±4% (1,129  ±451.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 17.3% 977,445 (±0.2% / ±12,877.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

89.1% ±6.6% (7,109  ±558.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 92.4% 3,636,420 (±0.4% / ±14,055.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
28.9% ±3.7% (2,306  ±303.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado: 42.8% 1,686,169 (±0.2% / ±9,235.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.2% ±2% (480  ±228) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 9.5% 545,464 (±0.1% / ±7,091)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

6.5% ±1.4% (581  ±121) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Colorado: 8.3% 365,440 (±0.1% / ±4,311)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
581 Total veterans ±121 550 Male ±117 31 Female ±29

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