Huerfano County, Colorado

Huerfano County has a population of 6,972 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $247,800, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $52,526.

Home price
$247,800
Income
$52,526
Population
6,972
Unemployment
8.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$247,800county
Median gross rent$838county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198057.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant35.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use28.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,013county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,215county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$52,526county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home24.6%county
Unemployment rate8.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.4%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$46,331county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.28%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12232county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths28.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment680county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible80.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians72county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,972county
Land area in square miles1,591county
People per square mile of land4.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract52.4%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-12county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age55.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over34.8%county
Share of households that are one person35.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents235county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in253county
Households that moved away255county
Average income of arriving households$69,198county
Average income of departing households$52,506county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year47county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.7 incounty
Annual snowfall39.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing146 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days133 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 21county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use627 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.4%county
Homes heated by propane34.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood14.8%county
Households with broadband77.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk47.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.0county
Landslide risk41.4county
Hail risk46.9county
Earthquake risk26.1county
Tornado risk11.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk18.2county
Winter weather risk65.3county
Strong wind risk17.6county
Wildfire risk87.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Huerfano County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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