Prowers County, Colorado

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,931
Median household income: $57,601
Median home value: $150,900

Prowers County, Colorado counts 11,931 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,601 is below the Colorado median ($92,470).

Between 2019 and 2023, Prowers County's population held roughly steady from 12,022 to 11,931, while its median household income rose 37.4% from $41,929 to $57,601.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,931
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,601
Median home value: $150,900
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 5,466
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,02211,931

Median household income

$41,929$57,601

Median home value

$106,100$150,900

Median gross rent

$697$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,022	$41,929	$106,100	$697
2020	12,035	$42,648	$108,800	$696
2021	11,966	$44,984	$108,400	$701
2022	11,968	$49,422	$120,200	$764
2023	11,931	$57,601	$150,900	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	779	6.5%
5 to 17	2,291	19.2%
18 to 24	1,281	10.7%
25 to 34	1,268	10.6%
35 to 44	1,320	11.1%
45 to 54	1,280	10.7%
55 to 64	1,489	12.5%
65 to 74	1,405	11.8%
75 and over	818	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,679	56.0%
Black or African American	84	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.2%
Asian	62	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	329	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,750	39.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,158	15.3%
High school graduate	2,230	29.4%
Some college or associate's	2,764	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	756	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	672	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,509	83.3%
Carpooled	336	6.2%
Public transit	85	1.6%
Walked	57	1.1%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	335	6.2%
Other means	88	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,801	74.8%
15 to 29 min	627	12.3%
30 to 44 min	240	4.7%
45 to 59 min	176	3.5%
60+ min	236	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 17.2% (1,994 of 11,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,135	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,429	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,564	83.5%
Vacant	902	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,209	70.3%
Renter-occupied	1,355	29.7%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other15.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,801	69.5%
1-unit, attached	108	2.0%
2 to 4 units	319	5.8%
5 to 19 units	315	5.8%
20 or more units	98	1.8%
Mobile home & other	825	15.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 08099
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,638 sq mi
Water area: 5.92 sq mi
Center point: 37.9584, -102.3918