Rico

Population: 392
Median household income: $101,250
Median home value: $545,000

Rico, a community in Dolores County, Colorado, has 392 residents. At $101,250, its median household income sits above Dolores County's $70,490.

From 2019 to 2023, Rico's population grew 101.0% from 195 to 392, while its median home value rose 78.8% from $304,800 to $545,000.

Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 392
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $101,250
Median home value: $545,000
Median gross rent: $1,711
Housing units: 283
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

195392

Median household income

$50,208$101,250

Median home value

$304,800$545,000

Median gross rent

$860$1,711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	195	$50,208	$304,800	$860
2020	172	$59,167	$363,300	$1,125
2021	335	$54,750	$402,700	$1,444
2022	382	$83,281	$450,000	$1,784
2023	392	$101,250	$545,000	$1,711

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4425.0%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	54	13.8%
18 to 24	14	3.6%
25 to 34	50	12.8%
35 to 44	98	25.0%
45 to 54	29	7.4%
55 to 64	64	16.3%
65 to 74	57	14.5%
75 and over	26	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	279	71.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	12.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.8%
Two or more races	30	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree36.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	79	24.4%
Some college or associate's	96	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	118	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone41.2%

Carpooled24.5%

Public transit2.9%

Walked19.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114	41.2%
Carpooled	68	24.5%
Public transit	8	2.9%
Walked	55	19.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	10.1%
Other means	4	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	24.5%
15 to 29 min	12	4.8%
30 to 44 min	115	46.2%
45 to 59 min	28	11.2%
60+ min	33	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 14.8% (58 of 392)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	57.9%
Nonfamily households	90	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	214	75.6%
Vacant	69	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	169	79.0%
Renter-occupied	45	21.0%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	252	89.0%
1-unit, attached	3	1.1%
2 to 4 units	24	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0864090
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6891, -108.0317

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