Las Animas County, Colorado

Las Animas County has a population of 14,413 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $237,600, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $52,074.

Home price
$237,600
Income
$52,074
Population
14,413
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$237,600county
Median gross rent$891county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198059.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,155county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,425county
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$52,074county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate18.7%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 home11.5%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government23.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$45,278county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.23%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 time19.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service77 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12232county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths13.9county
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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1472county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible59.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter5.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population14,413county
Land area in square miles4,773county
People per square mile of land3.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract58.4%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age46.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.0%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages10.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents137county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in382county
Households that moved away395county
Average income of arriving households$54,500county
Average income of departing households$43,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year30county
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 temperature52.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.9 incounty
Annual snowfall33.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.16 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F30 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing138 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days149 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 11county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh17.5¢county
Household electricity use695 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.5%county
Homes heated by propane23.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood9.5%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk36.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.2county
Landslide risk70.3county
Hail risk40.5county
Earthquake risk26.7county
Tornado risk14.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk25.4county
Winter weather risk79.5county
Strong wind risk5.2county
Wildfire risk91.8county

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 Las Animas 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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