Las Animas County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Las Animas County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Las Animas County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Las Animas County is 6th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Las Animas County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Las Animas County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Las Animas County is 17th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Las Animas County is 18th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	14,945	32nd	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,772.7	1st	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.2	50th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	40th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.0%	38th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.5%	17th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.5%	52nd	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.2%	48th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	91.8%	49th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.5%	15th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.6%	6th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	24th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	26th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	5th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	53.1%	59th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	48.8%	37th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	44th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	8,219	33rd	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.1%	36th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	6,356	30th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.0%	42nd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$147,600	41st	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.4	37th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	35	29th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$22,357	45th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$40,617	50th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.1%	12th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Las Animas County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	387	36th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,352	34th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,558	34th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$164,359	32nd	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,393	36th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$22,369	35th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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