Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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Rio Blanco County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,544	5,862,189	334,922,499	2773rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,473	$95,470	$80,734	1595th of 3,221
Median Age	37.8	37.7	38.9	2613th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.7%	45.7%	35.7%	1265th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$274,400	$539,400	$332,700	759th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$919	$1,761	$1,413	1333rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	9.4%	12.5%	2748th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	4.6%	5.2%	2800th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.0	56.6	n/a	3061st of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	9.8%	14.1%	1015th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	519th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.3%	66.2%	65.2%	1643rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.4	25.2	26.4	2894th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.0%	21.0%	15.1%	1466th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1591st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.2%	48.3%	46.9%	819th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.4%	n/a	n/a	218th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.8%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	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	31.3	52.5	61.4

Age in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	37.8	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.5%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	2,805	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,099	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.6%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.0%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.8%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	3,296	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.9%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.7%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$917	$2,602	n/a

Education in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.2%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.4%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	69.2%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	49.9%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.0%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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