Las Animas

Population: 2,480
Median household income: $48,917
Median home value: $111,500

Las Animas, a community in Bent County, Colorado, has 2,480 residents. At $48,917, its median household income sits in line with Bent County's $49,194.

From 2019 to 2023, Las Animas's population grew 9.3% from 2,269 to 2,480, while its median home value rose 112.0% from $52,600 to $111,500.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $1,005.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,480
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,917
Median home value: $111,500
Median gross rent: $1,005
Housing units: 1,258
Homeownership rate: 57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2692,480

Median household income

$23,456$48,917

Median home value

$52,600$111,500

Median gross rent

$666$1,005

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,269	$23,456	$52,600	$666
2020	2,286	$33,042	$56,100	$704
2021	2,564	$40,316	$58,800	$738
2022	2,421	$45,355	$71,400	$796
2023	2,480	$48,917	$111,500	$1,005

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	158	6.4%
5 to 17	401	16.2%
18 to 24	161	6.5%
25 to 34	364	14.7%
35 to 44	237	9.6%
45 to 54	296	11.9%
55 to 64	300	12.1%
65 to 74	334	13.5%
75 and over	229	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,073	43.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	1.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	236	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,140	46.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	439	24.9%
High school graduate	510	29.0%
Some college or associate's	580	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	117	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	114	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	674	78.4%
Carpooled	106	12.3%
Public transit	6	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	459	58.4%
15 to 29 min	111	14.1%
30 to 44 min	122	15.5%
45 to 59 min	44	5.6%
60+ min	50	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 37.9% (919 of 2,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	657	59.6%
Nonfamily households	446	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,103	87.7%
Vacant	155	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	638	57.8%
Renter-occupied	465	42.2%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,015	80.7%
1-unit, attached	17	1.4%
2 to 4 units	39	3.1%
5 to 19 units	91	7.2%
20 or more units	17	1.4%
Mobile home & other	79	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0843660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.0697, -103.2232