Moffat County, CO

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2024 Population

13,207

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.1

5.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.39%

28% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$73,849

4.05% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$289,500

10.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,433

1.68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Moffat 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.

97.1% of the residents in Moffat County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Moffat County, CO was $289,500, and the homeownership rate was 69.4%.

Most people in Moffat County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Moffat County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Moffat County, CO borders Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Uintah County, UT, Carbon County, WY, and Sweetwater County, WY.

United States Colorado Craig, CO

Population & Diversity

Moffat County, CO is home to a population of 13.2k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.74% of Moffat County, CO residents were born outside of the country (626 people).

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Moffat County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 899 White (Hispanic) and 751 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Moffat County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Moffat County, CO was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Moffat County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 226
White (Hispanic)
899 ± 303
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
751 ± 265

16.8%

Hispanic Population

2.22k people

16.8% of the people in Moffat County, CO are hispanic (2.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Moffat County, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
203,143 ± 10,870 people
India
22,453 ± 3,672 people
China
17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

Foreign-Born Population

4.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

626 people

4.86%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

644 people

As of 2024, 4.74% of Moffat County, CO residents (626 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Moffat County, CO was 4.86%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
329 ± 110
Gulf War (2001-)
281 ± 130
Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 62

Moffat County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Moffat County, CO.

Economy

The economy of Moffat County, CO employs 6.43k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moffat County, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,165 people), Construction (913 people), and Retail Trade (794 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,389), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,000), and Wholesale Trade ($91,919).

Employment

Occupations

6.43k

2024 Value

± 592

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moffat County, CO grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 6.33k employees to 6.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moffat County, CO, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (864 people), Management Occupations (796 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (548 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moffat 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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.43k

2024 Value

± 592

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moffat County, CO grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 6.33k employees to 6.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moffat County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,165 people), Construction (913 people), and Retail Trade (794 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moffat County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Moffat County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,654

Median earning men ± $8,408

$37,704

Median earning women ± $5,402

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($91,919), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,328), and Public Administration ($82,621).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,014), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,396), and Public Administration ($63,646).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

38
Construction
30
Retail Trade
24
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$31.9k
Utilities
$30.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$24.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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 8 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

Voting results are not available for Moffat County, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Moffat County, CO was $289,500 in 2024, which is 0.87 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $262,500 to $289,500, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Moffat County, CO is 69.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Moffat County, CO have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Moffat County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Moffat County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.82%.

Housing

Property

$289,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,711

$3,738

Median Property Taxes

±$397

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 Moffat County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.4%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.4% of the housing units in Moffat County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$73,849

Median Household Income

± $8,536

5.39k

Number of Households

± 502

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.39k households in Moffat County, CO grew to $73,849 from the previous year's value of $70,975.

The following chart displays the households in Moffat 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 Moffat County, CO is from Colorado.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (11.4%)
Worked At Home (4.3%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Moffat County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (4.3%).

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

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Moffat County, CO have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Moffat County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Moffat 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 Moffat County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Moffat County, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Moffat County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.82%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moffat County, CO (1.1k out of 13.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.9% of the children was living in poverty in Moffat County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 159 in Moffat County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 46.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

90.3% of the population of Moffat County, CO has health coverage, with 40.4% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Moffat County, CO see 4,395 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,395 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1647 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 494 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,395 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Moffat County, CO

Primary care physicians in Moffat County, CO see an average of 4,395 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,395 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Moffat County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.73%

Uninsured

40.4%

Employer Coverage

24.7%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.3%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Moffat County, CO grew by 9.58% from 8.88% to 9.73%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2015, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 83.3 in Moffat County, CO.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 29.6% in Moffat County, CO.

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