COMPARING TWO PLACES
Aspen vs Rifle
PLACE A
Aspen, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Rifle, Colorado
Aspen is 40% smaller than Rifle. Rifle earns more, with a median household income $5,967 higher. Rifle has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 5%).
ASPENRIFLEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,48910,844−40% vs Rifle
Population density1,6801,548+132
Population growth5.2%13.8%−8.6 pts
Median age43.732.4+11.3
Male50.6%53.7%−3.1 pts
Female49.4%46.3%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born13.6%18.3%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.0%47.0%+32.0 pts
Black1.0%0.1%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.4%49.4%−36.1 pts
Asian1.8%0.6%+1.2 pts
Other4.9%2.8%+2.0 pts
Median household income$74,033$80,000−$5,967
Per capita income$113,282$35,697+$77,585
Poverty rate10.6%6.0%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6400.377+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher69.6%19.4%+50.2 pts
Graduate degree27.5%5.7%+21.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%3.0%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation71.5%78.4%−6.9 pts
Median home value$819,900$413,500+$406,400
Median gross rent$2,081$1,308+$773
Owner-occupied57.1%66.4%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%4.3%+28.9 pts
Rent-burdened households60.6%37.4%+23.1 pts
Average commute14.430.1−15.7
Worked from home18.4%6.8%+11.6 pts
Public transit to work9.1%0.3%+8.8 pts
Uninsured7.0%16.1%−9.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025