COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Costilla County

Colorado · 3,190 residents · 1,228 sq mi

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Costilla County is home to 3,190 people in Colorado. The poverty rate is 34.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 57%. Median home value sits at $34,300. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Households take in $13,057 at the median, 57% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,190

−13%vs 2000

vs 3,663 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−16%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,228 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(229)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(330)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(234)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(194)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(153)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(431)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(426)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(280)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.3%(392)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(309)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(169)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,057

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,531 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,057

−34%vs 2000

vs $10,748 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.6%

+7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,300

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$187

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $316 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic28.2%(1,033)

Black0.6%(21)

Hispanic / Latino67.6%(2,476)

Asian0.9%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84%(2,679)

Black0.6%(18)

Hispanic / Latino77.4%(2,469)

Asian1.6%(52)

Other13.8%(441)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican32.4%(1,168)

Spaniard9.3%(336)

Puerto Rican0.4%(16)

Central American0.1%(3)

Honduran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese0.9%(32)

Thai0.5%(17)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German9.9%(356)

Irish6.3%(228)

English6.2%(224)

Portuguese3.5%(125)

American2.9%(103)

French2.4%(87)

Polish1.9%(69)

Swedish1.4%(50)

Scottish1.3%(47)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(45)

Italian1%(37)

Welsh0.9%(32)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(29)

West Indian0.7%(26)

Haitian0.6%(23)

Norwegian0.5%(18)

Czech0.5%(17)

Swiss0.4%(15)

Danish0.3%(11)

French Canadian0.3%(10)

Hungarian0.3%(10)

Austrian0.2%(8)

Canadian0.2%(7)

Ukrainian0.2%(6)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Greek0.1%(3)

Russian0.1%(2)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.6%(423)

Married53%(845)

Widowed1.7%(27)

Divorced18.7%(298)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(294)

Married56.6%(834)

Widowed7.3%(107)

Divorced16.2%(239)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−18.7 ptssince 2013

from 27.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

69.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.6%(70)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.3%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56%(200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 357 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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