Huerfano County is home to 6,972 people in Colorado. The median age is 55.3, about 16 years above the US median. Households here earn about 45% less than in Colorado as a whole. There are 4 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 1%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,526, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Huerfano County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$83,762 → $247,800(+196%)US over the same years: +67%
White share57.8% → 62.9%(+5.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share41.5% → 30.6%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)16.7%(99)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(132)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.3%(316)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 593 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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Over time
Huerfano County, decade by decade
Huerfano County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,009
$35,353
$83,762
12.6%
61.7
2000
7,862
$46,953
$145,186
16.1%
66.7
2010
6,711
$43,241
$222,835
27.2%
60.6
2020
6,820
$48,791
$221,924
23.6%
64.4
2024
6,972
$52,526
$247,800
26.4%
63.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
