Bent County, CO Demographic Data
Bent County, CO Summary
Bent County is located in Colorado
- Population: 6,192
- Area: 1,541.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,512.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 28.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.01 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,078.08 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bent County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,995
34%
50.8
Male
3,821
66%
49.2
Total Population
5,816
323,128,000
Bent County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
221
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
235
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
303
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
200
3.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
169
2.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,186
20.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
913
15.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
886
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
446
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
318
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
562
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
237
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
140
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,893
84.1%
77.2
Female
1,513
30.9%
51.3
Male
3,380
69.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,847
83.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,051
18.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
939
16.1%
15.2
Female
467
49.7%
55.8
Male
472
50.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Bent County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,701
98.0%
96.8
White
5,025
86.4%
72.6
Black or African American
472
8.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
72
1.2%
0.8
Asian
34
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
16
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
98
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
115
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,838
31.6%
17.8
Mexican
1,135
19.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
15
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
685
11.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,978
68.4%
82.2
Bent County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
324
6.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
415
8.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,131
45.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
893
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
480
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
309
6.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
136
2.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
739
15.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,949
84.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
445
9.5%
31.2
Bent County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,705
33.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,262
44.7%
47.5
Divorced
607
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
120
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
363
7.2
5.8%
Bent County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,847
86.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
748
13.4%
21.6%
Spanish
682
12.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
35
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
31
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bent County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
134
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
198
11.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
267
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
266
15.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
268
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
262
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
147
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
140
8.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
18
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
34,773
57,617
Per capita income
13,772
31,128
Bent County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
173
12.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
60
4.5%
9.8
Construction
94
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
290
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
82
6.1%
6.6
Information
17
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
21
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
72
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
82
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
314
23.5%
4.6
Retail trade
59
4.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
60
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
12
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
154
11.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
442
33.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
89
6.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
260
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
391
29.3%
18.1%
Bent County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,301
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,011
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
128
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
62
4.8%
2.7
Other means
17
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
83
6.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.6
26.6
Bent County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
109
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
574
33.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
497
28.9%
37.1
3 or more
540
31.4%
21.0
Bent County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,720
78.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,166
67.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
554
32.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
473
21.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Bent County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,193
1 room
16
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
7
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
94
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
503
22.9%
16.5
5 rooms
479
21.8%
19.8
6 rooms
337
15.4%
17.8
7 rooms
266
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
286
13.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
205
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Bent County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,193
1-unit, detached
1,778
81.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
23
1.0%
5.9
2-units
7
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
73
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
18
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
274
12.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.2%
0.1
Bent County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
708
32.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
239
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
215
9.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
161
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
365
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
217
9.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
181
8.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
68
3.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
8
0.4%
1.4%
Bent County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,107
64.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
386
22.4%
4.7
Electricity
150
8.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
71
4.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bent County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
455
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
1
0.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
0.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
12
2.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
3.3%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
4.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
136
29.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
266
58.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
219
48.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
57
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
43
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
36
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
100
22.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bent County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
444
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
3.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
131
29.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
296
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
110
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
77
17.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
47
10.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
3.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
61
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
202
45.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
110
0.0%
0.0%
Bent County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,166
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
331
28.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
440
37.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
137
11.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
103
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
79
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
55
4.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
76,800
205,000