Routt County vs. Rio Blanco County

Routt County (CO)Rio Blanco County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)25,7336,336
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.5%-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)23,5066,673
Population, Census, April 1, 201023,5096,666
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.1%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.4%15.5%
Female persons, percent47.9%48.9%
White alone, percent95.8%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.6%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.0%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent89.6%84.6%
Veterans, 2014-20181,224504
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.9%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,9513,405
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$510,600$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,990$1,276
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$508$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,215$734
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.0%16.7%
Building permits, 201817019
Households, 2014-20189,5522,403
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.2%79.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%88.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201891.2%78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201896.8%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201850.4%20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20183.4%5.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.5%9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.1%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.5%57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)241,42211,544
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)141,64618,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)360,94254,823
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,469$7,995
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.717.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$74,273$55,543
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,727$27,057
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%10.8%
Total employer establishments, 20171,728214
Total employment, 201714,4941,770
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)507,289100,985
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-13.6%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,792557
All firms, 20124,956870
Men-owned firms, 20122,537343
Women-owned firms, 20121,529244
Minority-owned firms, 201221336
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,558796
Veteran-owned firms, 201225135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,384752
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%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, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.3%30.7%
Population per square mile, 201010.02.1
Land area in square miles, 20102,362.033,220.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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