COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paonia vs Rifle
PLACE A
Paonia, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Rifle, Colorado
Paonia is 86% smaller than Rifle. Rifle earns more, with a median household income $20,426 higher. Rifle has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 0%).
PAONIARIFLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,47710,844−86% vs Rifle
Population density1,7821,548+234
Population growth-0.3%13.8%−14.1 pts
Median age44.432.4+12.0
Male41.8%53.7%−11.9 pts
Female58.2%46.3%+11.9 pts
Foreign-born3.3%18.3%−15.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%47.0%+31.7 pts
Black4.8%0.1%+4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%49.4%−38.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other5.6%2.8%+2.8 pts
Median household income$59,574$80,000−$20,426
Per capita income$37,165$35,697+$1,468
Poverty rate17.1%6.0%+11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.377+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%19.4%+17.2 pts
Graduate degree10.8%5.7%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.0%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation57.9%78.4%−20.4 pts
Median home value$343,700$413,500−$69,800
Median gross rent$897$1,308−$411
Owner-occupied61.3%66.4%−5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%4.3%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%37.4%−1.6 pts
Average commute12.430.1−17.7
Worked from home17.4%6.8%+10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured21.8%16.1%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025