Rio Grande County, Colorado

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,394
Median household income: $62,166
Median home value: $215,400

Home to 11,394 residents, Rio Grande County is one of Colorado's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,166 runs below the Colorado figure of $92,470.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rio Grande County's population held roughly steady from 11,305 to 11,394, while its median household income rose 58.9% from $39,123 to $62,166.

The typical home was built around 1981. 14.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,394
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,166
Median home value: $215,400
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 6,574
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,30511,394

Median household income

$39,123$62,166

Median home value

$172,000$215,400

Median gross rent

$634$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,305	$39,123	$172,000	$634
2020	11,300	$43,570	$186,700	$606
2021	11,476	$50,287	$180,600	$685
2022	11,442	$57,591	$202,300	$649
2023	11,394	$62,166	$215,400	$782

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	579	5.1%
5 to 17	1,744	15.3%
18 to 24	790	6.9%
25 to 34	1,043	9.2%
35 to 44	1,935	17.0%
45 to 54	1,196	10.5%
55 to 64	1,591	14.0%
65 to 74	1,557	13.7%
75 and over	959	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,284	55.2%
Black or African American	46	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	1.4%
Asian	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.2%
Two or more races	243	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,630	40.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	882	10.7%
High school graduate	2,234	27.0%
Some college or associate's	2,589	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,785	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	791	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,981	80.3%
Carpooled	415	8.4%
Public transit	31	0.6%
Walked	110	2.2%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	350	7.1%
Other means	51	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,097	45.5%
15 to 29 min	1,390	30.2%
30 to 44 min	523	11.4%
45 to 59 min	299	6.5%
60+ min	298	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 14.9% (1,662 of 11,146)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,411	67.8%
Nonfamily households	1,621	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,032	76.5%
Vacant	1,542	23.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,442	68.4%
Renter-occupied	1,590	31.6%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,872	74.1%
1-unit, attached	20	0.3%
2 to 4 units	426	6.5%
5 to 19 units	298	4.5%
20 or more units	183	2.8%
Mobile home & other	775	11.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 08105
State: Colorado
Land area: 912 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 37.4859, -106.4531