Costilla County, Colorado

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,571
Median household income: $36,519
Median home value: $171,300

Costilla County is a county in Colorado with a population of 3,571. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $36,519, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Costilla County's population declined 4.6% from 3,745 to 3,571, while its median household income rose 17.9% from $30,965 to $36,519.

Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 50.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,571
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $36,519
Median home value: $171,300
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 2,418
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7453,571

Median household income

$30,965$36,519

Median home value

$113,000$171,300

Median gross rent

$532$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,745	$30,965	$113,000	$532
2020	3,810	$34,732	$123,600	$569
2021	3,517	$35,000	$123,000	$645
2022	3,534	$34,578	$145,200	$691
2023	3,571	$36,519	$171,300	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170	4.8%
5 to 17	500	14.0%
18 to 24	215	6.0%
25 to 34	441	12.3%
35 to 44	325	9.1%
45 to 54	328	9.2%
55 to 64	611	17.1%
65 to 74	621	17.4%
75 and over	360	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,317	36.9%
Black or African American	78	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	42	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	144	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,985	55.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	278	10.3%
High school graduate	801	29.8%
Some college or associate's	859	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	533	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	215	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	809	70.2%
Carpooled	147	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	145	12.6%
Other means	9	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	377	37.4%
15 to 29 min	191	18.9%
30 to 44 min	186	18.5%
45 to 59 min	215	21.3%
60+ min	39	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 22.3% (793 of 3,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	991	63.0%
Nonfamily households	583	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,574	65.1%
Vacant	844	34.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,236	78.5%
Renter-occupied	338	21.5%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,892	78.2%
1-unit, attached	12	0.5%
2 to 4 units	34	1.4%
5 to 19 units	46	1.9%
20 or more units	7	0.3%
Mobile home & other	427	17.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 08023
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,228 sq mi
Water area: 3.41 sq mi
Center point: 37.2775, -105.4289