Costilla County, Colorado

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Costilla County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for median household income.

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Key figures

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,607	5,862,189	334,922,499	2994th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$36,861	$95,470	$80,734	3107th of 3,221
Median Age	50.5	37.7	38.9	196th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	45.7%	35.7%	1232nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$184,700	$539,400	$332,700	1581st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$927	$1,761	$1,413	1292nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.0%	9.4%	12.5%	458th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.6%	5.2%	2224th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.9	56.6	n/a	2988th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.7%	9.8%	14.1%	851st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2338th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.0%	66.2%	65.2%	783rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.1	25.2	26.4	1153rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.1%	21.0%	15.1%	326th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.6%	n/a	n/a	932nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.6%	48.3%	46.9%	2541st of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.9%	n/a	n/a	1697th 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 Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.3%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.9	52.5	61.4

Age in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	50.5	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.5%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	1,651	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.0%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	23.4%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,445	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.0%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.1%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.0%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	29.1%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	2,433	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.1%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.1%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.0%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$582	$2,602	n/a

Education in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	10.0%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.9%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.1%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.0%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Costilla County, Colorado

Statistic	Costilla County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.2%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	70.8%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	27.8%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.3%	12.7%	16.7%

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