Costilla County, Colorado Demographics

Costilla County is 34th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Costilla County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Costilla County is 3rd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Costilla County is 3rd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Costilla County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Costilla County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Costilla County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in People per household

Costilla County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Costilla County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Home ownership rate

Costilla County is 17th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Costilla County is 17th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	3,594	56th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,227.0	38th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2.9	51st	48.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	4.1%	53rd	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.9%	48th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.1%	5th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.8%	63rd	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.3%	57th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	89.5%	55th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.4%	17th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	5.5%	3rd	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	17th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	3rd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	25th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	64.7%	1st	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	32.2%	64th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	47.9%	45th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.9%	14th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	2,683	50th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.3%	57th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	1,325	55th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.8%	14th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$102,600	56th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.7	11th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	22	35th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$18,622	60th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$25,949	64th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.2%	5th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Costilla County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	48	61st	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	213	59th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	370	50th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,702	63rd	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$1,726	63rd	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	64th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732