COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Prowers County

Colorado · 13,347 residents · 1,638 sq mi

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Prowers County is a county of 13,347 people in Colorado. The typical home is worth $38,600. Households here earn about 32% less than in Colorado as a whole. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $269 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,347

−8%vs 2000

vs 14,483 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,638 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,071)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(1,324)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(1,162)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,029)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(667)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,024)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,914)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,328)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,155)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(928)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(565)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(180)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,625

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,935 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,662

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,150 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.0%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.1%(9,427)

Black0.2%(35)

Hispanic / Latino32.9%(4,766)

Asian0.3%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.4%(11,396)

Black0.3%(38)

Hispanic / Latino22.9%(3,056)

Asian0%(3)

Other14.3%(1,910)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican34.7%(4,128)

South American2%(241)

Peruvian1.8%(215)

Spaniard0.3%(31)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Central American0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0.1%(15)

Argentine0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(20)

Asian Indian0.1%(9)

Filipino0%(5)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German13.5%(1,605)

English11.4%(1,360)

American6%(709)

Irish4.5%(541)

Italian2.8%(331)

Danish1.5%(179)

Scottish1.2%(143)

Norwegian1.1%(135)

Russian1%(123)

Swedish0.9%(107)

Polish0.5%(60)

French0.5%(56)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(53)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(45)

French Canadian0.3%(38)

Czech0.2%(19)

Belgian0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(7)

Greek0.1%(6)

British0%(1)

Ukrainian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married32.6%(1,535)

Married54.3%(2,559)

Widowed5.3%(251)

Divorced7.8%(370)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,006)

Married62.4%(2,892)

Widowed9%(418)

Divorced6.8%(317)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% 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)14.1%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28%(210)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.1%(324)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 751 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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