Huerfano County vs Rio Blanco County

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

Huerfano 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.

Huerfano County has the higher population (6,946 vs 6,518 in Rio Blanco County). Rio Blanco County has the higher median household income ($72,620 vs $52,139 in Huerfano County). Huerfano County has the higher median home value ($256,700 vs $243,400 in Rio Blanco County).

Population, income & housing

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
Population	6,946	6,518
Median age	55.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,139	$72,620
Median home value	$256,700	$243,400
Median gross rent	$739	$924
Housing units	4,750	3,288
Homeownership rate	77.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
Population	6,679 → 6,946 (+4.0%)	6,384 → 6,518 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$38,137 → $52,139 (+36.7%)	$54,357 → $72,620 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $256,700 (+58.8%)	$197,100 → $243,400 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $739 (+18.1%)	$770 → $924 (+20.0%)

Huerfano County

Population

6,6796,946

Median household income

$38,137$52,139

Median home value

$161,600$256,700

Median gross rent

$626$739

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)

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	5.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	19.0%	10.7%
75 and over	15.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	30.8%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
Drove alone	68.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	25.4%	7.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Huerfano County	Rio Blanco County
Poverty rate	17.5%	9.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1976	1980