Rio Grande County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Rio Grande County is 3rd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in People per household

Rio Grande County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Rio Grande County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Rio Grande County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Rio Grande County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Rio Grande County is 19th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Female residents

Rio Grande County, Colorado Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	11,943	37th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	912.0	45th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	13.1	29th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	25th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.4%	15th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.0%	25th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.2%	45th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.2%	45th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	94.0%	35th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	43rd	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.9%	15th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	53rd	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	52nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	28th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	4th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	53.6%	57th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	50.1%	19th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.0%	27th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	6,613	35th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.5%	39th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	3,960	37th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.0%	23rd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$141,600	42nd	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.9	3rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	15	38th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$18,762	59th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$37,885	54th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.3%	15th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Rio Grande County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	364	37th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,846	35th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,791	32nd	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$110,165	36th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,480	39th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$14,191	39th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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