Prowers County, CO

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2024 Population

11,910

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.7

2.08% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.2%

5.74% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,508

7.11% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$160,600

6.43% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,353

1.45% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Prowers 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.

94.7% of the residents in Prowers County, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Prowers County, CO are Lamar Community College (201 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Prowers County, CO was $160,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%.

Most people in Prowers County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Prowers County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Prowers County, CO borders Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, and Stanton County, KS.

United States Colorado

Population & Diversity

Prowers County, CO is home to a population of 11.9k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.4% of Prowers County, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.24k people).

In 2024, there were 3.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.55k people) in Prowers County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.16k Other (Hispanic) and 1.17k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of Prowers County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prowers County, CO was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prowers County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.55k ± 55
Other (Hispanic)
2.16k ± 379
White (Hispanic)
1.17k ± 378

40.5%

Hispanic Population

4.83k people

40.5% of the people in Prowers County, CO are hispanic (4.83k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Prowers 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

10.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.24k people

10.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.29k people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Prowers County, CO residents (1.24k 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 Prowers County, CO was 10.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
324 ± 101
Gulf War (1990s)
130 ± 79
Gulf War (2001-)
106 ± 74

Prowers County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.49 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Prowers County, CO employs 5.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prowers County, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,024 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (665 people), and Educational Services (505 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($155,707), Utilities ($81,042), and Information ($67,083).

Employment

Occupations

5.35k

2024 Value

± 501

−1.45%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prowers County, CO declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 5.43k employees to 5.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prowers County, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (639 people), Management Occupations (606 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (430 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prowers 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

5.35k

2024 Value

± 501

−1.45%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prowers County, CO declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 5.43k employees to 5.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prowers County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,024 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (665 people), and Educational Services (505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prowers County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Prowers County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,910

Median earning men ± $3,066

$38,443

Median earning women ± $6,052

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,729), and Manufacturing ($49,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,679), Public Administration ($49,688), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,174).

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

25
Retail Trade
21
Other Services (except Public Administration)
20
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

$28.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$19.3k
Retail Trade
$11.6k
Finance and Insurance

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 Prowers 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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Prowers County, CO awarded 201 degrees. The student population of Prowers County, CO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 326 male students and 385 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Prowers County, CO are White (87 and 44.6%), Hispanic or Latino (81 and 41.5%), American Indian or Alaska Native (9 and 4.62%), and Black or African American (9 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Prowers County, CO by number of degrees awarded are Lamar Community College (201 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Prowers County, CO are Liberal Arts & Sciences (32 and 15.9%), General Cosmetology (28 and 13.9%), and Registered Nursing (22 and 10.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 711 students enrolled in Prowers County, CO, 45.9% men and 54.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 323 records, of which 53.6% were women and 46.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
32 degrees awarded
General Studies
21 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Prowers County, CO was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 32 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Prowers County, CO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Lamar Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

201 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lamar Community College with 201 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 59 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Prowers County, CO, which is 0.415 times less than the 142 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 87 degrees mean that there were 1.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 81 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,941) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($481) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prowers County, CO was $160,600 in 2024, which is 0.483 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $150,900 to $160,600, a 6.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Prowers County, CO is 67.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Prowers County, CO have an average commute time of 11.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prowers County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.742%.

Housing

Property

$160,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,491

$3,176

Median Property Taxes

±$340

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 Prowers County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.1%

Homeownership

2024

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.1% of the housing units in Prowers County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prowers 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.

$53,508

Median Household Income

± $6,697

4.73k

Number of Households

± 432

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.73k households in Prowers County, CO declined from $53,508 from the previous year's value of $57,601.

The following chart displays the households in Prowers 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 Prowers 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 (83.2%)
Carpooled (6.53%)
Worked At Home (6.19%)

In 2024, 83.2% of workers in Prowers County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.53%) and those who worked at home (6.19%).

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

11.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prowers County, CO have a shorter commute time (11.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.444% of the workforce in Prowers County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.742%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

18.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prowers County, CO (2.1k out of 11.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prowers 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, 24.8% of the children was living in poverty in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7%.

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 56.9 in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 45.7 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

90.4% of the population of Prowers County, CO has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 32.8% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 9.88% on non-group plans, and 2.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Prowers County, CO see 2,999 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,999 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1976 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 346 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

2,999 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Prowers County, CO

Primary care physicians in Prowers County, CO see an average of 2,999 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,999 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% 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

9.64%

Uninsured

31.8%

Employer Coverage

32.8%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

9.88%

Non-Group

2.73%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prowers County, CO declined by 4.55% from 10.1% to 9.64%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2017, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 93.3 in Prowers County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Prowers 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 31.6% in Prowers County, CO.

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