COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bent County vs Prowers County
PLACE A
Bent County, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Prowers County, Colorado
Bent County is 52% smaller than Prowers County. Prowers County earns more, with a median household income $3,329 higher. Prowers County has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -13%).
BENT COUNTYPROWERS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,71611,884−52% vs Prowers County
Population density47−3
Population growth-13.1%-4.4%−8.7 pts
Median age40.637.7+2.9
Male62.7%50.4%+12.3 pts
Female37.3%49.6%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born2.2%10.5%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.7%55.0%−1.3 pts
Black3.2%1.0%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino32.5%40.5%−8.1 pts
Asian0.9%0.3%+0.7 pts
Other9.7%3.1%+6.6 pts
Median household income$50,179$53,508−$3,329
Per capita income$22,556$32,455−$9,899
Poverty rate28.4%18.2%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.516−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%19.3%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%8.5%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.1%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation38.2%60.8%−22.6 pts
Median home value$146,900$160,600−$13,700
Median gross rent$1,162$808+$354
Owner-occupied65.2%67.1%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%13.6%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%54.0%−6.4 pts
Average commute22.211.8+10.4
Worked from home6.4%6.2%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured7.4%9.6%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025