Baca County vs Phillips County

A side-by-side comparison of Baca County and Phillips County: population, income, housing, and more.

Baca County and Phillips County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phillips County has the higher population (4,491 vs 3,460 in Baca County). Phillips County has the higher median household income ($60,372 vs $40,380 in Baca County). Phillips County has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $122,000 in Baca County).

Population, income & housing

	Baca County	Phillips County
Population	3,460	4,491
Median age	43.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,380	$60,372
Median home value	$122,000	$255,300
Median gross rent	$490	$947
Housing units	1,986	2,085
Homeownership rate	71.9%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baca County	Phillips County
Population	3,561 → 3,460 (-2.8%)	4,290 → 4,491 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$35,878 → $40,380 (+12.5%)	$51,155 → $60,372 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $122,000 (+46.1%)	$158,500 → $255,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $490 (+10.6%)	$751 → $947 (+26.1%)

Baca County

Population

3,5613,460

Median household income

$35,878$40,380

Median home value

$83,500$122,000

Median gross rent

$443$490

Phillips County

Population

4,2904,491

Median household income

$51,155$60,372

Median home value

$158,500$255,300

Median gross rent

$751$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baca County	Phillips County
Under 5	5.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	7.7%
75 and over	11.6%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baca County	Phillips County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baca County	Phillips County
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	28.5%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baca County	Phillips County
Drove alone	79.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baca County	Phillips County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Baca County	Phillips County
Poverty rate	24.1%	15.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	12	20
Median year structure built	1968	1968