Huerfano County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Huerfano County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Huerfano County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Huerfano County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Huerfano County is 6th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Huerfano County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Huerfano County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Huerfano County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Female residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	6,596	45th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,591	30th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.2	47th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	4.1%	56th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.2%	57th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	27.4%	1st	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.2%	53rd	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.0%	32nd	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	90.2%	53rd	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	33rd	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	5.4%	4th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	34th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	9th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	6th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	12th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	61.1%	50th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	50.0%	20th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.0%	34th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	5,092	40th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.5%	38th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	3,096	41st	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.0%	43rd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$149,100	40th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	1.9	63rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	24	32nd	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$22,167	46th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$29,737	63rd	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.5%	4th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Huerfano County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	163	45th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,283	43rd	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	938	41st	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$55,321	44th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,180	51st	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,712	44th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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