Rio Grande County, Colorado

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Rio Grande County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (123rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,321	5,862,189	334,922,499	2398th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,411	$95,470	$80,734	1679th of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	37.7	38.9	1584th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.5%	45.7%	35.7%	487th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$239,500	$539,400	$332,700	990th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$945	$1,761	$1,413	1195th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	9.4%	12.5%	766th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.1%	4.6%	5.2%	123rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.4	56.6	n/a	2564th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	9.8%	14.1%	1277th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2038th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.1%	66.2%	65.2%	2559th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.2	25.2	26.4	2684th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.3%	21.0%	15.1%	1386th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	803rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1772nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.5%	n/a	n/a	2486th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.4	52.5	61.4

Age in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	41.7	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.0%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	5,133	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	23.6%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,615	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.4%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	6,616	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.4%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.9%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$925	$2,602	n/a

Education in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	11.5%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.7%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.4%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.1%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.7%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.7%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.2%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Statistic	Rio Grande County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.2%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.9%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.0%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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