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Bent County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Bent County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bent County is a small, rural Colorado county of 5,524 residents with an economy built around agriculture and corrections, reflected in a labor force participation rate of just 35.3% and median worker earnings of $31,927. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with only 14.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and the county carries a poverty rate of 31.7% against a median household income of $50,179. Housing costs are notably low—median home values sit at $137,900 and median gross rent at $854/month—though the county has shed 4.9% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,179

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.9% since 2018

Bent County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,737 (67.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race594 (10.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone578 (10.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races272 (4.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone179 (3.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone128 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish408
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island17
  4. 4.Other Indo-European10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

326

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,932

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$20,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

31.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance393
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining249
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)175
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services156
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)135

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations579
  2. 2.Service Occupations398
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations318
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations250
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations185

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.13×)181
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.39×)180
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)140
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.21×)133
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)142

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$137,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$854/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999115 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999114 (9.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999112 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999110 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999105 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99989 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

35.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,927

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,415 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled159 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home110 (6.4%)
  • Other26 (1.5%)
  • Walked8 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.