Prowers County vs Rio Grande County

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

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

Prowers County has the higher population (11,931 vs 11,394 in Rio Grande County). Rio Grande County has the higher median household income ($62,166 vs $57,601 in Prowers County). Rio Grande County has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $150,900 in Prowers County).

Population, income & housing

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
Population	11,931	11,394
Median age	38.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,601	$62,166
Median home value	$150,900	$215,400
Median gross rent	$741	$782
Housing units	5,466	6,574
Homeownership rate	70.3%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
Population	12,022 → 11,931 (-0.8%)	11,305 → 11,394 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$41,929 → $57,601 (+37.4%)	$39,123 → $62,166 (+58.9%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $150,900 (+42.2%)	$172,000 → $215,400 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $741 (+6.3%)	$634 → $782 (+23.3%)

Prowers County

Population

12,02211,931

Median household income

$41,929$57,601

Median home value

$106,100$150,900

Median gross rent

$697$741

Rio Grande County

Population

11,30511,394

Median household income

$39,123$62,166

Median home value

$172,000$215,400

Median gross rent

$634$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
Under 5	6.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.7%
75 and over	6.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	40.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
No high school diploma	15.3%	10.7%
High school graduate	29.4%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
Drove alone	83.3%	80.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Prowers County	Rio Grande County
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1974	1981