Rio Grande County, CO Demographic Data
Rio Grande County, CO Summary
Rio Grande County is located in Colorado
- Population: 11,925
- Area: 912.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 911.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 11,347.44 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rio Grande County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,890
51%
50.8
Male
5,733
49%
49.2
Total Population
11,623
323,128,000
Rio Grande County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
724
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
716
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
874
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
678
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
823
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,260
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,285
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,430
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,039
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
662
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,241
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
623
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
268
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,837
76.0%
77.2
Female
4,515
51.1%
51.3
Male
4,322
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,322
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,585
22.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,132
18.3%
15.2
Female
1,114
52.3%
55.8
Male
1,018
47.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Rio Grande County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,471
98.7%
96.8
White
10,602
91.2%
72.6
Black or African American
88
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
237
2.0%
0.8
Asian
43
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
20
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
15
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
19
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
17
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
2
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
482
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
152
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,151
44.3%
17.8
Mexican
2,498
21.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
13
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,640
22.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,472
55.7%
82.2
Rio Grande County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
636
8.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
662
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,140
27.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,152
27.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
456
5.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,081
13.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
681
8.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,298
16.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,510
83.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,762
22.5%
31.2
Rio Grande County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,102
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
5,220
56.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,081
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
176
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
730
7.8
5.8%
Rio Grande County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,987
73.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,912
26.7%
21.6%
Spanish
2,646
24.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
186
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
40
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
40
0.4%
1.1%
Rio Grande County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
443
9.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
381
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
585
12.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
652
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
670
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
800
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
522
11.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
271
5.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
175
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
83
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
40,177
57,617
Per capita income
22,918
31,128
Rio Grande County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
572
11.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
418
8.6%
9.8
Construction
433
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,012
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
303
6.2%
6.6
Information
88
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
306
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
238
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
199
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
342
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
530
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
316
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
111
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
945
19.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,324
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
502
10.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,247
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
850
17.5%
18.1%
Rio Grande County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,681
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,700
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
644
13.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17
0.4%
5.1
Walked
102
2.2%
2.7
Other means
39
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
179
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.5
26.6
Rio Grande County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
432
9.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,252
27.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,538
33.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,360
29.7%
21.0
Rio Grande County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,582
69.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,054
66.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,528
33.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,036
30.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rio Grande County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,618
1 room
159
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
224
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
284
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,214
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,507
22.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,365
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
848
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
467
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
550
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rio Grande County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,618
1-unit, detached
4,908
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
66
1.0%
5.9
2-units
260
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
58
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
111
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
70
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
226
3.4%
9.0
Mobile home
913
13.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
6
0.1%
0.1
Rio Grande County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,329
20.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
406
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
343
5.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
754
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,004
15.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
636
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
959
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,129
17.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
54
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.1%
1.4%
Rio Grande County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,829
39.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,018
22.2%
4.7
Electricity
615
13.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,019
22.2%
1.9
Solar energy
43
0.9%
0.1
Other fuel
38
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.2%
1.1
Rio Grande County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,626
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
27
1.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
32
2.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
69
4.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
77
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
153
9.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
611
37.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
657
40.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
863
53.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
136
8.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
129
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
182
11.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
304
18.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Rio Grande County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,369
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
0.2%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
0.3%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
108
7.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
441
32.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
813
59.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
159
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
582
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
304
22.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
190
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
265
19.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
73
5.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
108
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
425
31.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
163
0.0%
0.0%
Rio Grande County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,054
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
377
12.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
742
24.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
549
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
271
8.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
595
19.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
304
10.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
207
6.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
136,400
205,000
