Bent County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Bent County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Bent County is 8th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Bent County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bent County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Bent County is 18th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Bent County, Colorado Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	5,773	47th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,512.9	32nd	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.3	46th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	4.1%	55th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.9%	55th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.7%	31st	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.4%	60th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.3%	63rd	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	87.4%	59th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.7%	5th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.1%	11th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	18th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	50th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	46th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	31.3%	15th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	59.3%	52nd	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	36.7%	63rd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.4%	48th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	2,217	54th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.4%	47th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	1,975	49th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.7%	52nd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$74,300	63rd	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.3	42nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	58th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$15,390	64th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$35,667	58th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.8%	8th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Bent County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	61	60th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	582	54th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	331	52nd	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$16,419	55th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$2,838	61st	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,990	53rd	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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