2022 population: 3,432 ( 356 from 2010 , 78 from 2020)
Land area: 2555.0 square miles
Population density: 1.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,799	81.56%	15.8%
Black:	35	1.02%	75.0%
Indian:	59	1.72%	51.3%
Asian:	12	0.35%	100.0%
2+ races:	90	2.62%	95.7%
Hispanic:	437	12.73%	25.6%

Total non-White:	633	18.44%	36.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	81	11.5
Deaths:	178	25.4
Net Migration:	13	1.9
Net Immigration:	8	1.1

Change in White population:	-524	-13.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	168	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,788
3,323	87.72%
20	0.53%
39	1.03%
6	0.16%
46	1.21%
348	9.19%
465	12.28%

2000
4,517
4,084	90.41%
1	0.02%
46	1.02%
11	0.24%
58	1.28%
317	7.02%
433	9.59%

1990
4,556
4,258	93.46%
2	0.04%
58	1.27%
4	0.09%
n/a
234	5.14%
298	6.54%

1980
5,419
5,051	93.21%
0	0.00%
8	0.15%
20	0.37%
n/a
338	6.24%
368	6.79%

1970
5,674
5,282	93.09%
9	0.16%
42	0.74%
3	0.05%
n/a
321	5.66%
392	6.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
351	7.8
562	12.4
-586	-13.0
6	0.1

-761	-16.8
32	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
442	9.7
605	13.3
-152	-3.3
54	1.2

-174	-3.8
135	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
770	14.2
546	10.1
-1,099	-20.3
n/a

-793	-14.6
-70	-1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-650	-11.5
n/a

-231	-4.1
-24	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Baca County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
777	22.6%
2,655	77.4%
835	24.3%

1,586
2.15

910	57.4%
742	81.5%
71	7.8%
676	42.6%

2010
Number	Percent
47.4
814	21.5%
2,974	78.5%
911	24.0%

1,685
2.20

1,042	61.8%
861	82.6%
70	6.7%
643	38.2%

2000
Number	Percent
43.0
1,105	24.5%
3,412	75.5%
1,007	22.3%

1,907
2.32

1,280	67.1%
1,086	84.8%
90	7.0%
627	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
39.2
1,155	25.4%
3,401	74.6%
941	20.7%

1,896
2.36

1,331	70.2%
1,206	90.6%
46	3.5%
565	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
1,560	28.8%
3,859	71.2%
755	13.9%

2,059
2.63

1,571	76.3%
1,415	90.1%
56	3.6%
488	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Baca County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	100	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	203	12.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	80	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	93	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	134	8.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	96	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	48	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	129	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	99	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	174	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	102	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	101	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	52	3.3%
$200,000 or more	53	3.3%

Median Household Income	42,115
Per Capita Income	28,115

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	70
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	184	11.6%
Public Assistance	87	5.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	316	19.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,120	66.6%
Unemployed	23	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,143	68.0%
Not in Labor Force	539	32.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	346	333	51.0%
Non-Profit	44	56	44.0%
Self-Employed	250	133	65.3%

Local Government	105	136	43.6%
State Government	41	20	67.2%
Federal Government	20	10	66.7%

Total Private + Self	596	466	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	210	222	48.6%
Total	806	688	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	22.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	370	24.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	174	11.6%
Professional, Technical	316	21.2%
Service Occupations	223	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	101	6.8%
All others	411	27.5%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	340	22.8%
Health care and social assistance	311	20.8%
Educational services	146	9.8%
Construction	120	8.0%
Public administration	97	6.5%
Retail trade	91	6.1%
Other services	65	4.4%
Manufacturing	63	4.2%
Finance and insurance	63	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	63	4.2%
Utilities	46	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	1.3%
Accommodation and food services	17	1.1%
Wholesale trade	10	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.5%
Information	4	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.2%
Management	3	0.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	387	11.07%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	35	1.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	50	1.43%
Filipino	31	0.89%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,177	95.5%
Spanish	96	2.9%
Vietnamese	30	0.9%
German, other Germanic	12	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.2%
Arabic	3	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	545	15.6%
English	453	13.0%
Irish	320	9.2%
American	206	5.9%
European	86	2.5%
French	51	1.5%
Dutch	48	1.4%
Scottish	43	1.2%
Italian	35	1.0%
Polish	33	0.9%
Hungarian	26	0.7%
Norwegian	26	0.7%
Swedish	25	0.7%
Scandinavian	23	0.7%
Australian	17	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,437	98.3%
Not a citizen	59	1.7%

Native	3,371	96.4%
Foreign-born	125	3.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
109	4.4%	246	9.8%	771	30.8%	768	30.7%	444	17.7%	166	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	109	4.4%
9-12 Years	246	9.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	771	30.8%
Some College	768	30.7%
Bach. Degree	444	17.7%
Grad Degree	166	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,034	1,996	38	1.9%	5.1%
1991	2,028	1,960	68	3.4%	5.3%
1992	2,051	1,979	72	3.5%	6.1%
1993	2,085	2,029	56	2.7%	5.4%
1994	2,054	2,002	52	2.5%	4.2%
1995	2,227	2,172	55	2.5%	4.0%
1996	2,277	2,229	48	2.1%	4.2%
1997	2,373	2,335	38	1.6%	3.4%
1998	2,449	2,399	50	2.0%	3.6%
1999	2,382	2,322	60	2.5%	3.0%

2000	2,105	2,044	61	2.9%	2.7%
2001	2,449	2,376	73	3.0%	3.8%
2002	2,544	2,458	86	3.4%	5.7%
2003	2,376	2,287	89	3.7%	6.1%
2004	2,364	2,278	86	3.6%	5.6%
2005	2,275	2,187	88	3.9%	5.1%
2006	2,439	2,365	74	3.0%	4.2%
2007	2,420	2,360	60	2.5%	3.7%
2008	2,256	2,179	77	3.4%	4.9%
2009	2,591	2,489	102	3.9%	7.9%

2010	2,074	1,967	107	5.2%	9.2%
2011	2,061	1,958	103	5.0%	8.7%
2012	2,008	1,916	92	4.6%	8.0%
2013	1,895	1,818	77	4.1%	6.7%
2014	1,925	1,872	53	2.8%	5.0%
2015	1,971	1,932	39	2.0%	3.7%
2016	2,093	2,059	34	1.6%	3.1%
2017	2,118	2,086	32	1.5%	2.6%
2018	2,166	2,129	37	1.7%	3.0%
2019	2,156	2,121	35	1.6%	2.7%

2020	2,132	2,082	50	2.3%	7.3%
2021	2,038	1,991	47	2.3%	5.4%
2022	2,062	2,026	36	1.7%	3.0%
2023	2,038	1,997	41	2.0%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,985
Median Value	$119,700

Occupied	1,586	79.9%
Vacant	399	20.1%

Owned	1,169	73.7%
Rented	417	26.3%
Median Rent	$474

Single-Family Units	1,612	81.2%
Detached	1,604	80.8%
Attached	8	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	105	5.3%
Mobile Homes	179	9.0%

Baca County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baca County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Baca County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baca County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baca County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baca County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Baca County, CO