Bent County, Colorado

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Bent County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for poverty rate (157th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,549	5,862,189	334,922,499	2848th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,179	$95,470	$80,734	2761st of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	37.7	38.9	1910th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.7%	45.7%	35.7%	2710th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$146,900	$539,400	$332,700	2300th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,162	$1,761	$1,413	602nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.4%	9.4%	12.5%	157th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.6%	5.2%	790th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.7	56.6	n/a	2927th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	9.8%	14.1%	1895th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2186th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.2%	66.2%	65.2%	2724th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	25.2	26.4	2078th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	21.0%	15.1%	2273rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2510th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.4%	48.3%	46.9%	2669th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.4%	n/a	n/a	1965th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32.5%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.8	52.5	61.4

Age in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	40.6	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	16.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	18.4%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.8%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	1,875	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.5%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.4%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	35.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,556	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.9%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.5%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.4%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.4%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	2,174	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.8%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$517	$2,602	n/a

Education in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	17.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.5%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.4%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	38.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.2%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Bent County, Colorado

Statistic	Bent County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.3%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.1%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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