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MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Rifle Micro

Rifle, CO · 2 counties · 42,635 residents · 3,918 sq mi
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With 42,635 people, Rifle is a metro area. Median home value sits at $212,599. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 16,028 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.4% of people across the metro.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 33.5
US median: 33.0
More educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
42,635
−27%vs 2000
vs 58,663 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
11 / sq mi
−27%vs 2000
vs 15 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
33.5
−5%vs 2000
vs 35.3 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
3,918 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
39K50K61K72K83K19902000201020202024Rifle
202479K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.3%(3,131)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.8%(3,325)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146%(2,539)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 195.5%(2,339)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.9%(2,515)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3420.7%(8,830)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4420.4%(8,685)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5411.4%(4,852)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 646.8%(2,888)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 745.2%(2,196)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 842.3%(991)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.8%(344)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$32,388
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $50,149 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$17,145
−35%vs 2000
vs $26,277 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
8.4%
+1.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 7.1% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$212,599
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $264,321 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$504
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $731 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
56.2%
−7.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 63.6% in 2000
43.8% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.4%(48,928)
Black0.3%(183)
Hispanic / Latino14.1%(8,273)
Asian0.6%(344)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic96.8%(41,280)
Black0.5%(192)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(2,274)
Asian0.6%(250)
Other2.1%(913)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican20.7%(16,468)
Central American2.4%(1,895)
South American1.6%(1,237)
Salvadoran1.3%(1,055)
Argentine0.9%(747)
Guatemalan0.7%(548)
Spaniard0.4%(322)
Puerto Rican0.4%(289)
Honduran0.3%(173)
Peruvian0.2%(168)
Nicaraguan0.2%(119)
Colombian0.1%(111)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(90)
Dominican0.1%(72)
Uruguayan0.1%(63)
Cuban0.1%(57)
Ecuadorian0.1%(34)
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(261)
Filipino0.2%(147)
Korean0.2%(122)
Thai0.1%(84)
Indonesian0.5%(79)
Japanese0%(30)
Nepalese0.1%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(67)
Samoan0%(6)
Ancestry
German15.6%(12,421)
English12.9%(10,282)
Irish10.8%(8,600)
Italian4.9%(3,905)
American3.3%(2,592)
Scottish2.9%(2,298)
Norwegian2.3%(1,845)
Polish2.1%(1,683)
Swedish2.1%(1,633)
French2%(1,584)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(1,112)
Dutch1.3%(1,054)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
British0.8%(617)
Swiss0.7%(566)
Hungarian0.7%(523)
Welsh0.6%(494)
Russian0.6%(488)
Czech0.5%(365)
Canadian0.4%(321)
Austrian0.4%(318)
Iranian0.4%(310)
Danish0.4%(304)
Finnish0.5%(302)
Ukrainian0.3%(277)
Greek0.3%(262)
Arab0.3%(257)
Brazilian0.3%(231)
Lebanese0.3%(208)
West Indian0.3%(193)
Slovak0.2%(166)
Latvian0.2%(129)
Jamaican0.2%(113)
Armenian0.1%(107)
Lithuanian0.1%(92)
Portuguese0.1%(83)
Australian0.1%(68)
Belgian0.1%(49)
Macedonian0.2%(41)
Slovene0.1%(41)
Romanian0%(37)
Israeli0.2%(26)
Croatian0%(17)
Ethiopian0.1%(11)
Serbian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.0%
−2.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 32.3% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
88.0%
−0.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 88.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
6.9%
−2.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.0% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+19%vs 2000
vs 21.2 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 married34.6%(11,542)
Married54.7%(18,274)
Widowed1.6%(518)
Divorced9.1%(3,053)
Women 15+
Never married24.5%(7,724)
Married55.5%(17,524)
Widowed5.9%(1,875)
Divorced14.1%(4,467)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
13.3%
−12.5 ptssince 2013
from 25.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 45.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 61.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 30.9% 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)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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2 component counties

Garfield CountyCENTRAL63,474Pitkin County16,625
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rifle, CO?

Rifle, CO has about 42,635 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Rifle, CO?

The typical household in Rifle, CO earns about $32,388 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rifle, CO expensive?

In Rifle, CO, the median home is worth about $212,599, and the typical rent is about $504 a month.

How educated are people in Rifle, CO?

About 30.0% of adults age 25 and over in Rifle, CO hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rifle, CO?

About 8.4% of people in Rifle, CO live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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