Garfield County vs. Rio Blanco County

Garfield County (CO)Rio Blanco County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)59,7706,336
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.0%-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,3896,673
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,3896,666
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.2%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%15.5%
Female persons, percent48.9%48.9%
White alone, percent93.9%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.7%1.6%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.8%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.9%84.6%
Veterans, 2014-20182,827504
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.9%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,2173,405
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.9%70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$337,900$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,756$1,276
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$461$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,215$734
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%16.7%
Building permits, 201818919
Households, 2014-201821,1382,403
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%79.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201826.3%7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%88.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.4%78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.0%20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.1%5.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.7%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.0%57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)161,34111,544
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)950,04854,823
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,681$7,995
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.317.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$72,898$55,543
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,491$27,057
Persons in poverty, percent8.4%10.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172,447214
Total employment, 201719,7171,770
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)934,885100,985
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.5%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,386557
All firms, 20128,334870
Men-owned firms, 20124,463343
Women-owned firms, 20122,513244
Minority-owned firms, 20121,05236
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,951796
Veteran-owned firms, 201267135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,244752
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.1%30.7%
Population per square mile, 201019.12.1
Land area in square miles, 20102,947.563,220.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Garfield county (CO) and Rio Blanco county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.