COMPARING TWO PLACES
Silt vs Rifle
PLACE A
Silt, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Rifle, Colorado
Silt is 65% smaller than Rifle. Silt earns more, with a median household income $13,690 higher. Silt has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 14%).
SILTRIFLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,74310,844−65% vs Rifle
Population density2,2241,548+676
Population growth20.7%13.8%+6.9 pts
Median age35.332.4+2.9
Male48.7%53.7%−5.0 pts
Female51.3%46.3%+5.0 pts
Foreign-born22.3%18.3%+4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.2%47.0%+10.3 pts
Black1.6%0.1%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.4%49.4%−10.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other1.7%2.8%−1.2 pts
Median household income$93,690$80,000+$13,690
Per capita income$38,084$35,697+$2,387
Poverty rate2.6%6.0%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3210.377−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%19.4%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree4.5%5.7%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%3.0%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation83.5%78.4%+5.1 pts
Median home value$446,900$413,500+$33,400
Median gross rent$1,859$1,308+$551
Owner-occupied73.8%66.4%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.2%37.4%+13.7 pts
Average commute35.630.1+5.5
Worked from home7.6%6.8%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work3.6%0.3%+3.3 pts
Uninsured17.8%16.1%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025