Statewide Claims to Fame

Rio Grande County is 3rd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in People per household

Rio Grande County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Rio Grande County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Rio Grande County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Rio Grande County is 15th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Rio Grande County is 19th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Female residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Current population (2012) 11,943 37th 5,187,582 313,914,040
Size in square miles 912.0 45th 103,641.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 13.1 29th 48.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Residents younger than 5 6.3% 25th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.4% 15th 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.0% 25th 11.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 85.2% 45th 89.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.2% 45th 36.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Race - White 94.0% 35th 88.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 43rd 4.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.9% 15th 1.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 53rd 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 52nd 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 28th 2.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 43.8% 4th 21.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 53.6% 57th 69.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Female residents 50.1% 19th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.0% 27th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Housing units 6,613 35th 2,224,603 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.5% 39th 25.7% 25.9%
Households 3,960 37th 1,941,193 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.0% 23rd 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $141,600 42nd $236,700 $186,200
People per household 2.9 3rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 15 38th 23,301 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Income per capita $18,762 59th $30,816 $27,915
Income per household $37,885 54th $57,685 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.3% 15th 12.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Rio Grande County Rank Colorado US
Non-farm private establishments 364 37th 150,889 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,846 35th 1,972,271 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,791 32nd 547,770 27,092,908
Retail sales $110,165 36th $65,896,788 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,480 39th $13,609 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $14,191 39th $11,440,395 $613,795,732

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