Rio Blanco County, CO Demographic Data
Rio Blanco County, CO Summary
Rio Blanco County is located in Colorado
- Population: 6,728
- Area: 3,222.81 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,220.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.88 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,479.99 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rio Blanco County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,255
49%
50.8
Male
3,403
51%
49.2
Total Population
6,658
323,128,000
Rio Blanco County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
404
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
532
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
439
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
534
8.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
488
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
841
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
780
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
851
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
478
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
408
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
530
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
247
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
126
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,035
75.6%
77.2
Female
2,481
49.3%
51.3
Male
2,554
50.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,610
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,054
15.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
903
13.6%
15.2
Female
460
50.9%
55.8
Male
443
49.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Rio Blanco County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,533
98.1%
96.8
White
6,429
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
18
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.5%
0.8
Asian
6
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
9
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
41
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
125
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
685
10.3%
17.8
Mexican
556
8.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
129
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,973
89.7%
82.2
Rio Blanco County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
85
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
263
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,431
33.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,110
26.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
441
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
623
14.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
308
7.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
348
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,913
91.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
931
21.8%
31.2
Rio Blanco County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,549
29.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,947
55.8%
47.5
Divorced
550
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
22
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
215
4.1
5.8%
Rio Blanco County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,780
92.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
474
7.6%
21.6%
Spanish
408
6.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
60
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rio Blanco County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
116
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
191
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
201
8.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
243
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
346
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
436
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
431
17.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
347
14.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
79
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
60
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
56,771
57,617
Per capita income
27,419
31,128
Rio Blanco County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
802
24.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
351
10.8%
9.8
Construction
280
8.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
599
18.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
155
4.8%
6.6
Information
6
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
77
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
115
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
188
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
199
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
264
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
197
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
30
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
685
21.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
971
29.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
398
12.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
646
19.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
563
17.3%
18.1%
Rio Blanco County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,189
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,174
68.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
489
15.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
40
1.3%
5.1
Walked
179
5.6%
2.7
Other means
62
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
245
7.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Rio Blanco County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
99
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
647
26.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
808
33.0%
37.1
3 or more
896
36.6%
21.0
Rio Blanco County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,450
73.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,649
67.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
801
32.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
895
26.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
20
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Rio Blanco County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,345
1 room
162
4.8%
2.4
2 rooms
53
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
185
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
652
19.5%
16.5
5 rooms
675
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
599
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
415
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
207
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
397
11.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rio Blanco County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,345
1-unit, detached
2,328
69.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
51
1.5%
5.9
2-units
103
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
122
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
192
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
101
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
117
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
318
9.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
13
0.4%
0.1
Rio Blanco County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
356
10.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
174
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
242
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
179
5.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
864
25.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
579
17.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
435
13.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
408
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
18
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
90
2.7%
1.4%
Rio Blanco County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,499
61.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
261
10.7%
4.7
Electricity
482
19.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
159
6.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
42
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.3%
1.1
Rio Blanco County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
869
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
5
0.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
6.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
165
19.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
284
32.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
354
40.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
444
51.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
178
20.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
90
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
115
13.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rio Blanco County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
709
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
12
1.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
3.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
66
9.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
142
20.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
459
64.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
92
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
762
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
210
30.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
131
18.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
72
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
4.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
203
29.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
106
0.0%
0.0%
Rio Blanco County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,649
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
131
7.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
156
9.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
221
13.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
279
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
455
27.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
242
14.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
123
7.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
42
2.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
208,400
205,000
