Rio Grande County is a county of 11,321 people in Colorado. Density works out to 12 people per square mile. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 33%. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $239,500. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,411, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rio Grande County
What changed most since 1990
White share58.9% → 54.7%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$107,283 → $239,500(+123%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,065 → $64,411(+40%)US over the same years: +14%
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)3%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(89)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(247)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 601 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
Rio Grande County, decade by decade
Rio Grande 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
10,770
$46,065
$107,283
17.5%
61.1
2000
12,413
$57,994
$146,643
18.8%
63.3
2010
11,982
$57,357
$186,007
19.2%
64.5
2020
11,539
$52,809
$226,288
26.0%
68.1
2024
11,321
$64,411
$239,500
34.5%
66.7
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.
