Prowers County vs Yuma County

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

Prowers County and Yuma 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 9,921 in Yuma County). Yuma County has the higher median household income ($60,051 vs $57,601 in Prowers County). Yuma County has the higher median home value ($215,600 vs $150,900 in Prowers County).

Population, income & housing

	Prowers County	Yuma County
Population	11,931	9,921
Median age	38.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,601	$60,051
Median home value	$150,900	$215,600
Median gross rent	$741	$897
Housing units	5,466	4,324
Homeownership rate	70.3%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prowers County	Yuma County
Population	12,022 → 11,931 (-0.8%)	10,003 → 9,921 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$41,929 → $57,601 (+37.4%)	$52,022 → $60,051 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $150,900 (+42.2%)	$191,800 → $215,600 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $741 (+6.3%)	$823 → $897 (+9.0%)

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

Yuma County

Population

10,0039,921

Median household income

$52,022$60,051

Median home value

$191,800$215,600

Median gross rent

$823$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prowers County	Yuma County
Under 5	6.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.1%
75 and over	6.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prowers County	Yuma County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prowers County	Yuma County
No high school diploma	15.3%	16.2%
High school graduate	29.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prowers County	Yuma County
Drove alone	83.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	4.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prowers County	Yuma County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Prowers County	Yuma County
Poverty rate	17.2%	15.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1974	1967