Las Animas County, Colorado

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,392
Median household income: $50,408
Median home value: $214,500

Las Animas County is a county in Colorado with a population of 14,392. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $50,408, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Las Animas County's population held roughly steady from 14,266 to 14,392, while its median household income rose 20.5% from $41,817 to $50,408.

Owners occupy 70.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,392
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,408
Median home value: $214,500
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 8,134
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,26614,392

Median household income

$41,817$50,408

Median home value

$151,100$214,500

Median gross rent

$712$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,266	$41,817	$151,100	$712
2020	14,323	$44,159	$158,600	$722
2021	14,531	$45,118	$168,100	$761
2022	14,422	$48,965	$190,900	$806
2023	14,392	$50,408	$214,500	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	655	4.6%
5 to 17	1,973	13.7%
18 to 24	1,113	7.7%
25 to 34	1,579	11.0%
35 to 44	1,713	11.9%
45 to 54	1,558	10.8%
55 to 64	2,118	14.7%
65 to 74	2,239	15.6%
75 and over	1,444	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,833	54.4%
Black or African American	235	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	125	0.9%
Asian	184	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.3%
Two or more races	358	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,614	39.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's43.6%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,106	10.4%
High school graduate	3,065	28.8%
Some college or associate's	4,641	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,230	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	609	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,895	66.8%
Carpooled	978	16.8%
Public transit	10	0.2%
Walked	169	2.9%
Bicycle	47	0.8%
Worked from home	613	10.5%
Other means	122	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,982	57.1%
15 to 29 min	1,159	22.2%
30 to 44 min	621	11.9%
45 to 59 min	165	3.2%
60+ min	294	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 17.4% (2,378 of 13,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,873	57.8%
Nonfamily households	2,828	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,701	82.4%
Vacant	1,433	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,698	70.1%
Renter-occupied	2,003	29.9%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,268	77.1%
1-unit, attached	149	1.8%
2 to 4 units	505	6.2%
5 to 19 units	318	3.9%
20 or more units	82	1.0%
Mobile home & other	812	10.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 08071
State: Colorado
Land area: 4,773 sq mi
Water area: 2.68 sq mi
Center point: 37.3188, -104.0441