Cheyenne County, CO

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2020 Population

1,999

1.33% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

41.1

4.31% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

13.1%

27.7% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$67,763

25.5% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$141,700

31.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Cheyenne County, CO had a population of 2k people with a median age of 41.1 and a median household income of $67,763. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Cheyenne County, CO declined from 2,026 to 1,999, a −1.33% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,977 to $67,763, a 25.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cheyenne County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.3%), White (Hispanic) (6.55%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.85%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.05%).

None of the households in Cheyenne County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.1% of the residents in Cheyenne County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Cheyenne County, CO was $141,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.4%.

Most people in Cheyenne County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cheyenne County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Cheyenne County, CO borders Kiowa County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Greeley County, KS, and Wallace County, KS.

Population & Diversity

Cheyenne County, CO is home to a population of 2k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.35% of Cheyenne County, CO residents were born outside of the country (127 people).

In 2020, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.67k people) in Cheyenne County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 131 White (Hispanic) and 92 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.1%

2020 Citizenship

93.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.1% of Cheyenne County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Cheyenne County, CO was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cheyenne County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cheyenne County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.67k ± 190
White (Hispanic)
131 ± 104
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
92 ± 79.9

10.4%

Hispanic Population

208 people

10.4% of the people in Cheyenne County, CO are hispanic (208 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cheyenne County, CO as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.35%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

127 people

9.03%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

183 people

As of 2020, 6.35% of Cheyenne County, CO residents (127 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cheyenne County, CO was 9.03%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cheyenne County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
59 ± 26
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 15

Cheyenne County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.11 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cheyenne County, CO employs 965 people. The largest industries in Cheyenne County, CO are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (181 people), Educational Services (92 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (80 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,455), Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,227), and Wholesale Trade ($76,667).

Employment

Occupations

965

2020 Value

± 143

13.7%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Cheyenne County, CO grew at a rate of 13.7%, from 849 employees to 965 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cheyenne County, CO, are Management Occupations (203 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (78 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (77 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cheyenne County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

965

2020 Value

± 143

13.7%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Cheyenne County, CO grew at a rate of 13.7%, from 849 employees to 965 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cheyenne County, CO, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (181 people), Educational Services (92 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (80 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cheyenne County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Cheyenne County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,625

Median earning men ± $6,159

$28,750

Median earning women ± $10,245

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,455), Retail Trade ($66,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,550).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($98,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,222), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,229).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

20
Retail Trade
17
Wholesale Trade
12
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Mixed freight
$23.8B
Coal-n.e.c.
$20.7B
Machinery
$16.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $23.8B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($20.7B) and Machinery ($16.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Colorado products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Colorado.

$221B

2020 Value in Colorado

$434B

Projected 2050 Value in Colorado

96.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound Colorado trade was $221B. This is expected to increase 96.6% to $434B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Colorado trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$10.3B
Texas
$10.2B
Wyoming
$9.13B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $10.3B, followed by Texas with $10.2B and Wyoming and $9.13B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Colorado shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cheyenne County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 87.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.528%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (87.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.528%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cheyenne County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Measure

In 2020, 0.768% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.751% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Bachelors Degree (1.08M), Some college (1.01M), and High School or Equivalent (1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cheyenne County, CO was $141,700 in 2020, which is 0.617 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $108,000 to $141,700, a 31.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Cheyenne County, CO is 74.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Cheyenne County, CO have an average commute time of 12.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cheyenne County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$141,700

Median Property Value 2020

±$24,096

$598

Median Property Taxes

±$99

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cheyenne County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cheyenne County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2020

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 74.4% of the housing units in Cheyenne County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cheyenne County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9606

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cheyenne County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,763

Median Household Income

± $7,146

804

Number of Households

± 112

In 2020, the median household income of the 804 households in Cheyenne County, CO grew to $67,763 from the previous year's value of $53,977.

The following chart displays the households in Cheyenne County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cheyenne County, CO is from Colorado.

0.467

2020 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.468

2019 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2020, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.264% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (81%)
Worked At Home (8.46%)
Carpooled (5.71%)

In 2020, 81% of workers in Cheyenne County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.46%) and those who carpooled to work (5.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cheyenne County, CO have a shorter commute time (12.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 0.115% of the workforce in Cheyenne County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cheyenne County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cheyenne County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cheyenne County, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cheyenne County, CO (256 out of 1.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cheyenne County, CO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.3% of the population of Cheyenne County, CO has health coverage, with 39.4% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 22.5% on non-group plans, and 0.97% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Colorado was $6,804 in 2014. This is a 5.13% increase from the previous year ($6,472).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Colorado. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Colorado, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Colorado across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.6% under 18 years, 12.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.74%

Uninsured

39.4%

Employer Coverage

19.1%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

22.5%

Non-Group

0.97%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cheyenne County, CO declined by 42.4% from 11.7% to 6.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cheyenne County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cheyenne County, CO.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 23.8% in Cheyenne County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cheyenne County, CO.

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