Rifle

Population: 10,466
Median household income: $80,629
Median home value: $377,900

Rifle, a community in Garfield County, Colorado, has 10,466 residents. At $80,629, its median household income sits below Garfield County's $86,172.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rifle's population grew 8.5% from 9,650 to 10,466, while its median home value rose 53.4% from $246,300 to $377,900.

Households average 2.77 people. The median gross rent is $1,231.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,466
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,629
Median home value: $377,900
Median gross rent: $1,231
Housing units: 3,892
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,65010,466

Median household income

$66,319$80,629

Median home value

$246,300$377,900

Median gross rent

$984$1,231

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,650	$66,319	$246,300	$984
2020	9,771	$66,176	$275,700	$1,040
2021	10,325	$72,935	$301,100	$1,027
2022	10,420	$72,955	$323,700	$1,142
2023	10,466	$80,629	$377,900	$1,231

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	870	8.3%
5 to 17	2,050	19.6%
18 to 24	1,284	12.3%
25 to 34	1,503	14.4%
35 to 44	1,419	13.6%
45 to 54	1,281	12.2%
55 to 64	1,067	10.2%
65 to 74	576	5.5%
75 and over	416	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,653	54.0%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	109	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.4%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	263	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,381	41.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	848	13.5%
High school graduate	2,219	35.4%
Some college or associate's	2,063	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	843	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	289	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,373	75.6%
Carpooled	937	16.2%
Public transit	20	0.3%
Walked	24	0.4%
Bicycle	54	0.9%
Worked from home	361	6.2%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,498	27.6%
15 to 29 min	1,251	23.1%
30 to 44 min	1,200	22.1%
45 to 59 min	896	16.5%
60+ min	575	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 5.4% (555 of 10,249)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,605	69.9%
Nonfamily households	1,123	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,728	95.8%
Vacant	164	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,632	70.6%
Renter-occupied	1,096	29.4%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached9.9%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,307	59.3%
1-unit, attached	386	9.9%
2 to 4 units	370	9.5%
5 to 19 units	401	10.3%
20 or more units	41	1.1%
Mobile home & other	387	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0864255
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.5376, -107.7703