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

    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.

    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 N/A per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Prowers County, CO is home to a population of 11.9k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2024, NaNk% 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.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prowers County, CO
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      6.55k ± 55
    2. Other (Hispanic)
      2.16k ± 379
    3. White (Hispanic)
      1.17k ± 378
    40.5%
    Hispanic Population
    4.83k 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.

    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.

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    Global Diversity

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    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      205,206 ± 10,925 people
    2. India
      23,918 ± 3,789 people
    3. China
      18,011 ± 3,290 people

    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.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      324 ± 101
    2. Gulf War (1990s)
      130 ± 79
    3. 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.

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    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).

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    Location of Health Services Facilities

    Health Service Type
    Health Practice Name
    Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Households

    12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001

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    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.

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    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.

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

    Indicator

    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.81 in Prowers County, CO.

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    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.

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    Economy

    Employment

    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 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.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 25
      Retail Trade
    2. 21
      Other Services (except Public Administration)
    3. 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.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $28.4k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    2. $19.3k
      Retail Trade
    3. $11.6k
      Finance and Insurance

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    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

    Voting results are not available for Prowers County, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
      Democratic Party
    2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
      Republican Party
    3. 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.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Colorado

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    Michael Bennet
    Senator from Colorado3
    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 Colorado2
    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.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Prowers County, CO awarded 198 degrees. The student population of Prowers County, CO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 319 male students and 371 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Prowers County, CO are White (107 and 54.6%), Hispanic or Latino (74 and 37.8%), Black or African American (8 and 4.08%), and Two or More Races (3 and 1.53%).

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 690 students enrolled in Prowers County, CO, 46.2% men and 53.8% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Prowers County, CO was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 66 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Prowers County, CO, which is 0.5 times less than the 132 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 107 degrees mean that there were 1.45 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 74 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 2-year ($4,058) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($492) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    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.

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    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 N/A 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Prowers County, CO is from Colorado.
    0.46
    2024 Wage GINI in Colorado
    0.462
    2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

    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.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (83.2%)
    2. Carpooled (6.53%)
    3. 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.

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    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.

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    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%.

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    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.

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    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.

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