Prowers County, Colorado

Prowers County has a population of 11,910 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,600, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $53,508.

Home price
$160,600
Income
$53,508
Population
11,910
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$160,600county
Median gross rent$808county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198062.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,249county
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$53,508county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate18.2%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 home6.2%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.5%county
Share of workers employed by government24.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.6%county
Economic output per resident$52,501county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.30%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 time11.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service100 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport31167county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths75.6county
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 higher86.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2153county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible69.0%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution111 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population11,910county
Land area in square miles1,638county
People per square mile of land7.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract56.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person27.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.5%county
Second languages18.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents300county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in211county
Households that moved away246county
Average income of arriving households$43,678county
Average income of departing households$42,874county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.2 incounty
Annual snowfall8.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing131 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$90county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use600 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas74.0%county
Homes heated by propane9.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband85.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk49.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk95.5county
Landslide risk3.8county
Hail risk88.5county
Earthquake risk29.5county
Tornado risk36.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.5county
Winter weather risk71.8county
Strong wind risk33.6county
Wildfire risk79.2county

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 Prowers 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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