Cheyenne County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Cheyenne County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Cheyenne County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,741	5,862,189	334,922,499	3140th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,865	$95,470	$80,734	1136th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	37.7	38.9	1228th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.1%	45.7%	35.7%	1093rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$187,500	$539,400	$332,700	1548th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$926	$1,761	$1,413	1299th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	9.4%	12.5%	2815th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.4%	4.6%	5.2%	3177th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	56.6	n/a	3142nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	9.8%	14.1%	1013th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	929th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.6%	66.2%	65.2%	1919th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.1	25.2	26.4	3075th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.1%	21.0%	15.1%	768th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1702nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.6%	48.3%	46.9%	194th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	730th 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 Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.8%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.7	52.5	61.4

Age in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	42.9	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.7%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	18.4%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	785	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	17.6%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,194	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.8%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.8%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	986	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.4%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.4%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.3%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$887	$2,602	n/a

Education in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.1%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.0%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.7%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.6%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.4%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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