Baca County, Colorado

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Baca County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,428	5,862,189	334,922,499	3005th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,215	$95,470	$80,734	2925th of 3,221
Median Age	43.0	37.7	38.9	1200th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.7%	45.7%	35.7%	1264th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,900	$539,400	$332,700	2609th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$592	$1,761	$1,413	3059th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.6%	9.4%	12.5%	249th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	4.6%	5.2%	3158th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.3	56.6	n/a	3121st of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.0%	9.8%	14.1%	976th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2584th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.5%	66.2%	65.2%	2086th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.1	25.2	26.4	3185th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	21.0%	15.1%	1809th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1106th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	48.3%	46.9%	2623rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.7%	n/a	n/a	2074th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.9%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.1	52.5	61.4

Age in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	43.0	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	1,657	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	52.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	42.4%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	22.7%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,779	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.6%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.9%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.3%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	1,983	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.3%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.5%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$545	$2,602	n/a

Education in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.6%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.3%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.8%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Baca County, Colorado

Statistic	Baca County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.8%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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