Rifle is home to 79,464 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $658,462. 20,801 more people live here than in 2000. There are 20 people per square mile. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.1% of people across the metro.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,592, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rifle
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share5.3% → 28.1%(+22.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants56.2% → 68.2%(+11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population42,635 → 79,464(+86%)US over the same years: +35%
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado
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)29.3%(971)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(904)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35%(1,157)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(193)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(20)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,309 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
Rifle, decade by decade
Rifle 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
42,635
$77,733
$510,251
30.0%
16.5
2000
58,663
$91,355
$481,501
32.3%
35.5
2010
73,537
$93,232
$601,647
32.7%
50.8
2020
79,043
$93,299
$514,703
38.4%
59.4
2024
79,464
$93,592
$658,462
39.8%
59.5
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.
