Las Animas vs McClave

A side-by-side comparison of Las Animas and McClave: population, income, housing, and more.

Las Animas and McClave are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Las Animas has the higher population (2,480 vs 74 in McClave). Las Animas has the higher median home value ($111,500 vs $87,500 in McClave). Since 2019, Las Animas's population has grown faster (+9.3% vs -28.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Las Animas	McClave
Population	2,480	74
Median age	40.2 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,917	—
Median home value	$111,500	$87,500
Median gross rent	$1,005	—
Housing units	1,258	44
Homeownership rate	57.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Las Animas	McClave
Population	2,269 → 2,480 (+9.3%)	103 → 74 (-28.2%)
Median household income	$23,456 → $48,917 (+108.5%)	$51,563 → $70,250 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$52,600 → $111,500 (+112.0%)	$80,600 → $87,500 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $1,005 (+50.9%)	—

Las Animas

Population

2,2692,480

Median household income

$23,456$48,917

Median home value

$52,600$111,500

Median gross rent

$666$1,005

McClave

Population

10374

Median household income

$51,563$70,250

Median home value

$80,600$87,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Las Animas	McClave
Under 5	6.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	8.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	31.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	5.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	25.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	1.4%
75 and over	9.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Las Animas	McClave
White (non-Hispanic)	43.3%	50.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	46.0%	50.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Las Animas	McClave
No high school diploma	24.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.0%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Las Animas	McClave
Drove alone	78.4%	91.7%
Carpooled	12.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Las Animas	McClave
1-unit, detached	80.7%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Las Animas	McClave
Poverty rate	37.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1961	1982