Huerfano County, Colorado

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

Huerfano County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median age (53rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (49th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,972	5,862,189	334,922,499	2739th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,526	$95,470	$80,734	2631st of 3,221
Median Age	55.3	37.7	38.9	53rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.4%	45.7%	35.7%	1063rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$247,800	$539,400	$332,700	910th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$838	$1,761	$1,413	1831st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.3%	9.4%	12.5%	866th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.0%	4.6%	5.2%	281st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.4	56.6	n/a	2874th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	9.8%	14.1%	2767th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2251st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	66.2%	65.2%	1500th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	25.2	26.4	2318th of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.6%	21.0%	15.1%	49th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1967th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	48.3%	46.9%	2329th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.0%	n/a	n/a	2710th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30.6%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.8	52.5	61.4

Age in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	55.3	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	15.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.5%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	6.2%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.6%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	34.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	3,100	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.8%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.6%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	28.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,579	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.7%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.3%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.0%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	4,783	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.7%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	35.2%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$699	$2,602	n/a

Education in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.5%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.2%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.0%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.6%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Huerfano County, Colorado

Statistic	Huerfano County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.6%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.5%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.6%	12.7%	16.7%

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