Prowers County, CO

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2023 Population

11,931

0.309% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.5

1.85% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

17.2%

2.33% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$57,601

16.5% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$150,900

25.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,432

0.985% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Prowers County, CO had a population of 11.9k people with a median age of 38.5 and a median household income of $57,601. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Prowers County, CO declined from 11,968 to 11,931, a −0.309% decrease and its median household income grew from $49,422 to $57,601, a 16.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Prowers County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (56%), White (Hispanic) (14.4%), Other (Hispanic) (14.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.3%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.76%).

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.

95.2% 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 2023, the median property value in Prowers County, CO was $150,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%.

Most people in Prowers County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.2 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.

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Population & Diversity

Prowers County, CO is home to a population of 11.9k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.8% of Prowers County, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.29k people).

In 2023, there were 3.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.68k people) in Prowers County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.72k White (Hispanic) and 1.69k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

96.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.2% of Prowers County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Prowers County, CO was 96.9%, 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)
6.68k ± 50
White (Hispanic)
1.72k ± 391
Other (Hispanic)
1.69k ± 370

39.8%

Hispanic Population

4.75k people

39.8% of the people in Prowers County, CO are hispanic (4.75k people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

10.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.29k people

8.95%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.07k people

As of 2023, 10.8% of Prowers County, CO residents (1.29k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Prowers County, CO was 8.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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
332 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
236 ± 128
Gulf War (2001-)
82 ± 66

Prowers County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Prowers County, CO employs 5.43k people. The largest industries in Prowers County, CO are Health Care & Social Assistance (923 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (695 people), and Educational Services (519 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($74,191), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,676), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($53,750).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.43k

2023 Value

± 477

0.985%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Prowers County, CO grew at a rate of 0.985%, from 5.38k employees to 5.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prowers County, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (664 people), Management Occupations (599 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (396 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prowers County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

5.43k

2023 Value

± 477

0.985%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Prowers County, CO grew at a rate of 0.985%, from 5.38k employees to 5.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prowers County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (923 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (695 people), and Educational Services (519 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

$36,607

Median earning men ± $1,604

$37,285

Median earning women ± $5,292

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,167), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,455), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,307).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,316), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,818).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or 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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Prowers County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%), followed by Other (1.01%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (72.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.01%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Prowers County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%), followed by Other (1.01%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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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 Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 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

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.

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

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.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

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 Prowers County, CO was $150,900 in 2023, which is 0.497 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $120,200 to $150,900, a 25.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Prowers County, CO is 70.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Prowers County, CO have an average commute time of 14.2 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.

Median household income in Prowers County, CO is $57,601. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Prowers County, CO was Census Tract 1 with a value of $80,547, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 3, with respective values of $62,721 and $61,726.

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.61%.

Housing

Property

$150,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,397

$3,209

Median Property Taxes

±$351

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

70.3%

Homeownership

2023

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 70.3% of the housing units in Prowers County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1
Census Tract 2
Census Tract 3

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Prowers County, CO was Census Tract 1 with a value of $80,547, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 3, with respective values of $62,721 and $61,726.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Prowers 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.

$57,601

Median Household Income

± $9,254

4.56k

Number of Households

± 435

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.56k households in Prowers County, CO grew to $57,601 from the previous year's value of $49,422.

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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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 2023

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Carpooled (6.2%)
Worked At Home (6.19%)

In 2023, 83.3% of workers in Prowers County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.2%) 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

14.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prowers County, CO have a shorter commute time (14.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% 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 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.61%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prowers County, CO (1.99k out of 11.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prowers County, CO is Hispanic, followed by White 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 2023, 25.2% of the children was living in poverty in Prowers County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.6%.

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.

Health

89.9% of the population of Prowers County, CO has health coverage, with 32.7% on employee plans, 31.2% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 3.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Prowers County, CO see 3026 patients per year on average, which represents a 24.3% increase from the previous year (2434 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1500 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 387 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,026 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Prowers County, CO

Primary care physicians in Prowers County, CO see an average of 3,026 patients per year. This represents a 24.3% increase from the previous year (2,434 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.1%

Uninsured

32.7%

Employer Coverage

31.2%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

3.15%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prowers County, CO declined by 4.11% from 10.5% to 10.1%.

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 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Prowers County, CO.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 32.1% in Prowers County, CO.

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

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 15.5% in Prowers County, CO.

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

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