COMPARING TWO PLACES

Carbonate vs Rifle

PLACE A

Carbonate, Colorado

PLACE B

Rifle, Colorado

Carbonate is 100% smaller than Rifle. Rifle earns more, with a median household income $45,815 higher.

CARBONATERIFLEDIFFERENCE

Total population010,844−100% vs Rifle

Population density01,548−1,548

Population growth–13.8%–

Median age31.932.4−0.5

Male–53.7%–

Female–46.3%–

Foreign-born–18.3%–

White, non-Hispanic94.1%47.0%+47.1 pts

Black1.8%0.1%+1.7 pts

Hispanic / Latino8.3%49.4%−41.1 pts

Asian0.8%0.6%+0.2 pts

Other3.3%2.8%+0.4 pts

Median household income$34,185$80,000−$45,815

Per capita income$14,126$35,697−$21,571

Poverty rate4.3%6.0%−1.7 pts

Income inequality (Gini)–0.377–

Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%19.4%+9.7 pts

Graduate degree6.7%5.7%+1.0 pts

Unemployment rate–3.0%–

Labor force participation–78.4%–

Median home value$104,600$413,500−$308,900

Median gross rent$550$1,308−$758

Owner-occupied56.2%66.4%−10.2 pts

Housing vacancy rate–4.3%–

Rent-burdened households–37.4%–

Average commute31.330.1+1.2

Worked from home–6.8%–

Public transit to work–0.3%–

Uninsured–16.1%–

Population, 1990 – 2025