Conejos County vs Rio Blanco County

A side-by-side comparison of Conejos County and Rio Blanco County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Conejos County has the higher population (7,536 vs 6,518 in Rio Blanco County). Rio Blanco County has the higher median household income ($72,620 vs $47,209 in Conejos County). Rio Blanco County has the higher median home value ($243,400 vs $162,100 in Conejos County).

Population, income & housing

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
Population	7,536	6,518
Median age	38.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,209	$72,620
Median home value	$162,100	$243,400
Median gross rent	$724	$924
Housing units	4,058	3,288
Homeownership rate	74.5%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
Population	8,128 → 7,536 (-7.3%)	6,384 → 6,518 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$36,084 → $47,209 (+30.8%)	$54,357 → $72,620 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$120,500 → $162,100 (+34.5%)	$197,100 → $243,400 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $724 (+33.3%)	$770 → $924 (+20.0%)

Conejos County

Population

8,1287,536

Median household income

$36,084$47,209

Median home value

$120,500$162,100

Median gross rent

$543$724

Rio Blanco County

Population

6,3846,518

Median household income

$54,357$72,620

Median home value

$197,100$243,400

Median gross rent

$770$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
Under 5	6.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.7%
75 and over	7.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
White (non-Hispanic)	46.2%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	50.1%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
No high school diploma	10.9%	6.8%
High school graduate	33.2%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
Drove alone	63.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	19.7%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.2%	7.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Conejos County	Rio Blanco County
Poverty rate	13.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	15
Median year structure built	1978	1980