Rifle, CO
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Rifle, 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.
91.6% of the residents in Rifle, CO are U.S. citizens.
Most people in Rifle, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Rifle, CO was 2 cars per household.
Rifle, CO is home to a population of N/A people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.3% of Rifle, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.93k people).
In 2024, there were 2.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.97k people) in Rifle, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.96k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.66k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 91.6% of Rifle, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rifle, CO was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rifle, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 2.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.97k people) in Rifle, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.96k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.66k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
49.4% of the people in Rifle, CO are hispanic (5.23k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rifle, CO as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.
As of 2024, 18.3% of Rifle, CO residents (1.93k 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 Rifle, CO was 14.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rifle, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Rifle, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rifle, CO.
83.9% of the population of Rifle, CO has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 18% on Medicaid, 6.56% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 2.07% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.5% were men and 46.5% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.84% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.5% were men and 46.5% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rifle, CO declined by 14% from 18.7% to 16.1%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rifle, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Rifle, CO employs 6.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rifle, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (820 people), Retail Trade (777 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (717 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,645), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($81,096), and Wholesale Trade ($79,659).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rifle, CO grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 6.03k employees to 6.15k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rifle, CO, are Sales & Related Occupations (729 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (687 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (520 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rifle, CO.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rifle, CO grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 6.03k employees to 6.15k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rifle, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (820 people), Retail Trade (777 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (717 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rifle, CO, though some of these residents may live in Rifle, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($95,089), Public Administration ($88,606), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($81,096).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,581), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,295), and Construction ($52,538).
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.
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.
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.
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.
People in Rifle, CO have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rifle, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
In 2024, 66.4% of the housing units in Rifle, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.6%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rifle, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 3.8k households in Rifle, CO declined from $80,000 from the previous year's value of $80,629.
The following chart displays the households in Rifle, 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.
In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.
In 2024, 77.2% of workers in Rifle, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (6.8%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Rifle, CO have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.14% of the workforce in Rifle, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Rifle, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Rifle, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rifle, CO have 2 cars.
6.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rifle, CO (621 out of 10.3k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rifle, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.
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.
