With 10,570 people, Rifle is a city in Colorado. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 3,786 people. The median age is 32.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 1,508 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 6.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,000, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rifle
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share6.5% → 49.4%(+42.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share92.6% → 47.0%(−45.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,844 → $413,500(+180%)US over the same years: +67%
Rifle's population equals 17% of Garfield County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.7%(152)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.9%(188)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.7%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 438 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rifle, decade by decade
Rifle population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,636
$60,304
$147,844
13.1%
17.4
2000
6,784
$77,847
$235,722
13.4%
38.5
2010
9,172
$97,315
$367,843
13.6%
58.5
2020
10,437
$80,208
$334,159
14.2%
68.1
2024
10,570
$80,000
$413,500
19.4%
66.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
