Bent County, Colorado demographics

Population: 5,861
Median age: 40.9

Median household income: 40,972

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Bent County, Colorado.

Population

20215,861
20205,677
20195,787
20185,809
20175,806
20165,816
20155,895
20146,000
20136,141
20126,192
20116,164
20106,125
20096,128

Bent County, CO cities

Hasty CDP - 116

Las Animas city - 2,564

Census data for Bent County, Colorado

Demographic and housing estimates in Bent County, Colorado

Total population
Total population5,861
Male3,652
Female2,209
Population by age
Total population5,861
Under 5 years212
5 to 9 years311
10 to 14 years235
15 to 19 years213
20 to 24 years353
25 to 34 years1,002
35 to 44 years904
45 to 54 years774
55 to 59 years426
60 to 64 years341
65 to 74 years653
75 to 84 years264
85 years and over173
Median age (years)40.9
Under 18 years914
16 years and over5,041
18 years and over4,947
21 years and over4,810
62 years and over1,297
65 years and over1,090
Population by race
Total population5,861
One race5,323
   White4,467
   Black or African American296
   American Indian and Alaska Native171
   Asian60
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander18
   Some other race311
Two or more races538
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population4,846
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,139
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,707

Social characteristics in Bent County, Colorado

Households by type
Total households1,805
Family households (families)790
Married-couple family159
Male householder, no wife present, family331
Female householder, no husband present, family233
Nonfamily households525
Average household size776
Average family size2.32

Economic characteristics in Bent County, Colorado

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households1,805
Less than $10,000116
$10,000 to $14,999216
$15,000 to $24,999272
$25,000 to $34,999213
$35,000 to $49,999267
$50,000 to $74,999289
$75,000 to $99,999258
$100,000 to $149,999125
$150,000 to $199,99932
$200,000 or more17
Median household income (dollars)40,972

Housing characteristics in Bent County, Colorado

Housing occupancy
Total housing units2,151
Occupied housing units1,805
Vacant housing units346
Units in structure
Total housing units2,151
1-unit, detached1,601
1-unit, attached21
2 units15
3 or 4 units138
5 to 9 units21
10 to 19 units61
20 or more units0
Mobile home294
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units2,151
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 201350
Built 2000 to 200964
Built 1990 to 1999218
Built 1980 to 1989253
Built 1970 to 1979326
Built 1960 to 1969214
Built 1950 to 1959176
Built 1940 to 1949166
Built 1939 or earlier684
Rooms
Total housing units2,151
1 room17
2 rooms24
3 rooms113
4 rooms324
5 rooms623
6 rooms380
7 rooms239
8 rooms183
9 rooms or more248
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units2,151
No bedroom17
1 bedroom214
2 bedrooms562
3 bedrooms1,062
4 bedrooms273
5 or more bedrooms23
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units1,805
Owner-occupied1,068
Renter-occupied737
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.25
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.42
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units1,805
Moved in 2017 or later205
Moved in 2015 to 2016588
Moved in 2010 to 2014271
Moved in 2000 to 2009221
Moved in 1990 to 1999258
Moved in 1989 and earlier262
Value
Owner-occupied units1,068
Less than $50,000292
$50,000 to $99,999301
$100,000 to $149,999173
$150,000 to $199,99975
$200,000 to $299,999125
$300,000 to $499,99960
$500,000 to $999,9997
$1,000,000 or more35
Median (dollars)88,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,068
Housing units with a mortgage455
Housing units without a mortgage613
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent603
Less than $500162
$500 to $999261
$1,000 to $1,499169
$1,500 to $1,99911
$2,000 to $2,4990
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)703
No rent paid134

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