2022 population: 6,569 ( 97 from 2010 , 38 from 2020)
Land area: 3221.0 square miles
Population density: 2.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,423	82.55%	5.8%
Black:	94	1.43%	91.8%
Indian:	72	1.10%	63.6%
Asian:	55	0.84%	66.7%
2+ races:	139	2.12%	21.9%
Hispanic:	786	11.97%	18.2%

Total non-White:	1,146	17.45%	25.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	131	10.0
Deaths:	146	11.2
Net Migration:	30	2.3
Net Immigration:	21	1.6

Change in White population:	-333	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	236	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,666
5,756	86.35%
49	0.74%
44	0.66%
33	0.50%
114	1.71%
665	9.98%
910	13.65%

2000
5,986
5,546	92.65%
11	0.18%
37	0.62%
15	0.25%
75	1.25%
296	4.94%
440	7.35%

1990
5,972
5,676	95.04%
0	0.00%
16	0.27%
26	0.44%
n/a
254	4.25%
296	4.96%

1980
6,255
5,995	95.84%
5	0.08%
48	0.77%
21	0.34%
n/a
179	2.86%
260	4.16%

1970
4,842
4,648	95.99%
11	0.23%
6	0.12%
17	0.35%
n/a
143	2.95%
194	4.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
778	13.0
437	7.3
183	3.1
46	0.8

210	3.5
470	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
702	11.8
433	7.3
-185	-3.1
12	0.2

-130	-2.2
144	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
1,230	19.7
367	5.9
-1,137	-18.2
n/a

-319	-5.1
36	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
811	16.7
n/a

1,347	27.8
66	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
1,565	23.8%
5,004	76.2%
1,041	15.8%

2,513
2.45

1,679	66.8%
1,364	81.2%
121	7.2%
834	33.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
1,621	24.3%
5,045	75.7%
827	12.4%

2,647
2.43

1,811	68.4%
1,534	84.7%
113	6.2%
836	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
1,597	26.7%
4,389	73.3%
669	11.2%

2,320
2.48

1,661	71.6%
1,400	84.3%
131	7.9%
659	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
1,779	29.8%
4,193	70.2%
565	9.5%

2,215
2.63

1,655	74.7%
1,428	86.3%
128	7.7%
560	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
1,954	31.2%
4,301	68.8%
420	6.7%

2,107
2.87

1,595	75.7%
1,470	92.2%
44	2.8%
512	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	117	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	96	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	74	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	63	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	105	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	120	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	67	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	113	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	98	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	218	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	378	15.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	333	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	378	15.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	177	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	130	5.2%
$200,000 or more	46	1.8%

Median Household Income	69,882
Per Capita Income	30,140

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	86	3.4%
Public Assistance	34	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	272	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,372	66.6%
Unemployed	169	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,541	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,021	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	985	655	60.1%
Non-Profit	65	81	44.5%
Self-Employed	213	167	56.1%

Local Government	181	293	38.2%
State Government	65	33	66.3%
Federal Government	87	64	57.6%

Total Private + Self	1,198	822	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	398	471	45.8%
Total	1,596	1,293	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	25.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	182	6.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	598	20.6%
Professional, Technical	663	22.9%
Service Occupations	629	21.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	50	1.7%
All others	828	28.6%

White Collar		49.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	354	12.2%
Retail trade	328	11.3%
Public administration	284	9.8%
Health care and social assistance	282	9.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	275	9.5%
Construction	244	8.4%
Other services	145	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	136	4.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	134	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	129	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	120	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	116	4.0%
Utilities	100	3.4%
Manufacturing	76	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	72	2.5%
Information	46	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	1.1%
Finance and insurance	27	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	395	6.07%
Puerto Rican	13	0.20%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	99	1.52%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	61	0.94%
Ecuadorian	32	0.49%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	214	3.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Other Southeast Asian	4	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,655	92.8%
Spanish	309	5.1%
German, other Germanic	89	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	34	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,737	26.7%
English	1,126	17.3%
Irish	576	8.8%
American	337	5.2%
French	260	4.0%
Scottish	208	3.2%
European	173	2.7%
Norwegian	158	2.4%
Polish	130	2.0%
Italian	115	1.8%
Dutch	111	1.7%
Scandinavian	97	1.5%
Czech	89	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	85	1.3%
Ukrainian	80	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,349	97.5%
Not a citizen	162	2.5%

Native	6,266	96.2%
Foreign-born	245	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
86	2.0%	251	5.8%	1,513	34.8%	1,459	33.6%	711	16.4%	323	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	86	2.0%
9-12 Years	251	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,513	34.8%
Some College	1,459	33.6%
Bach. Degree	711	16.4%
Grad Degree	323	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,189	3,055	134	4.2%	5.1%
1991	3,314	3,145	169	5.1%	5.3%
1992	3,512	3,288	224	6.4%	6.1%
1993	3,454	3,281	173	5.0%	5.4%
1994	3,538	3,385	153	4.3%	4.2%
1995	3,460	3,224	236	6.8%	4.0%
1996	3,287	3,104	183	5.6%	4.2%
1997	3,264	3,134	130	4.0%	3.4%
1998	3,220	3,085	135	4.2%	3.6%
1999	3,159	3,030	129	4.1%	3.0%

2000	3,236	3,143	93	2.9%	2.7%
2001	3,490	3,396	94	2.7%	3.8%
2002	3,698	3,583	115	3.1%	5.7%
2003	3,557	3,416	141	4.0%	6.1%
2004	3,777	3,631	146	3.9%	5.6%
2005	3,992	3,851	141	3.5%	5.1%
2006	4,769	4,642	127	2.7%	4.2%
2007	5,391	5,281	110	2.0%	3.7%
2008	5,148	5,013	135	2.6%	4.9%
2009	4,662	4,416	246	5.3%	7.9%

2010	3,139	2,844	295	9.4%	9.2%
2011	3,114	2,858	256	8.2%	8.7%
2012	3,084	2,822	262	8.5%	8.0%
2013	3,071	2,833	238	7.7%	6.7%
2014	2,939	2,765	174	5.9%	5.0%
2015	2,805	2,663	142	5.1%	3.7%
2016	2,735	2,603	132	4.8%	3.1%
2017	2,775	2,675	100	3.6%	2.6%
2018	2,929	2,814	115	3.9%	3.0%
2019	2,988	2,883	105	3.5%	2.7%

2020	2,949	2,789	160	5.4%	7.3%
2021	2,801	2,635	166	5.9%	5.4%
2022	2,835	2,729	106	3.7%	3.0%
2023	2,737	2,647	90	3.3%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,274
Median Value	$231,800

Occupied	2,513	76.8%
Vacant	761	23.2%

Owned	1,976	78.6%
Rented	537	21.4%
Median Rent	$893

Single-Family Units	2,653	81.0%
Detached	2,600	79.4%
Attached	53	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	262	8.0%
Mobile Homes	217	6.6%

Rio Blanco County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rio Blanco County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Rio Blanco County, CO